TV SERIES · 2021
Once Upon a Time in Iran
DramaRomance55 min per episode
In wartime Iran, a woman’s marriage and family life are upended as political turmoil presses into her home. Khatoon is caught between private loyalties and public danger, forced to navigate a world where love, duty, and survival no longer point in the same direction. As conflict tightens its grip, the people around her are pulled into choices that carry personal and political consequences. The series follows how a household becomes a battleground of its own, with romance strained by fear, shifting power, and the demands of a country in crisis. Negar Javaherian and Ashkan Khatibi lead a story rooted in intimate relationships under historical pressure.
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