Director: Saeed Keshavarz
Zire Hokm is a 2023 Iranian documentary film directed by Saeed Keshavarz, running 73 minutes. The film follows a family navigating an extreme legal crisis in Iran after the father is imprisoned on drug charges and faces execution, placing every member of the household under severe strain.
What is Zire Hokm about?
A man named Reza is detained and charged under Iran's drug laws — offences that carry the possibility of capital punishment. His wife must immediately reorganise the family's entire life, relocating their four children and managing the household alone while awaiting court decisions that remain outside her control. The documentary observes the family over this period, recording the day-to-day practical and emotional weight they carry: financial hardship, the children's disrupted routines, the uncertainty of an outcome that cannot be predicted or hurried. No single dramatic confrontation drives the film forward; instead, accumulating ordinary moments build a portrait of people managing circumstances imposed on them from outside.
Cast & crew
Zire Hokm is directed by Saeed Keshavarz, an Iranian documentary filmmaker. The film does not feature professional actors; its subjects are the family members themselves, appearing on screen as the central figures of the documentary. No additional cast or crew credits are provided in the available production information for this title.
Context & significance
Iranian documentary filmmaking has a long tradition of close-observation work that enters the domestic sphere and records how social and legal systems intersect with private life. Zire Hokm belongs to this mode: it focuses not on courtrooms or official proceedings but on the household that exists in their shadow. For diaspora viewers who grew up in Iran or have family there, the material will be recognisable — the texture of daily life under legal and economic pressure, the way institutions shape family decisions. The film asks no questions it does not also let its subjects answer in their own words and silences, making it a document rather than an argument.
Where & how to watch
Zire Hokm is available to stream on K-Time with original Persian audio. English subtitles are available. Watch on the web browser, your television, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.