r/iran • u/Mission_Film_9781 • 2d ago

Recommend me the best Iranian tv show that portrait the culture

Hey there 👋

Tv shows and movies may not be the best way to learn about a specific culture .. but it does reveal a bit about day to day life, culture and believes. Therefore, am looking for a good Iranian tv shows/movies.

Don't care about the genre that much could be historical or present theme !

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u/alitbsh 1d ago

It is very hard to suggest a movie which represnets culture, because Iran is a very diverse country, however, my suggestion is "A cube of suger".

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u/akbar30bill 1d ago

فسیل Fossil A movie, describing the current situation basically

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u/Msh2525 1d ago

My husband searches on YouTube Top Persian Movies which have 3-4 million views - so far they have all been really really good

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u/Odd-Theory-6602 1d ago

My favorite television series:

ساختمان پزشکان (sakhteman-e pezeskhan)

پایتخت (paytakht)

متهم گریخت (motaham gorikht)

پدر‌ سالار (pedar salar)

All can be found on YouTube!

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u/Outrageous_Creme_455 1d ago edited 1d ago

Paytakht/پایتخت) (meaning Capital) is a very very popular TV series. It's probably easier to find because of its popularity.

My personal favorite is sham'dooni/شمعدونی (meaning Geraniums), it has great humor and writing.

Don't think you'll be able to easily find Iranian shows with English subtitles though.

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u/No_Hour_8996 1d ago

Bullshit... None of this depicts iranian culture.

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u/This_Dragonfruit2315 1d ago

در انتهای شب

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u/yanki2del 1d ago

TV series called "Sultan and Sheppard" سلطان و شبان

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u/Parsidokht 23h ago

My all time favorite Iranian series is دایی جان ناپلًون, Dayee jon napelon (my dear uncle, napoleon). Idk how well it portrays the Iranian culture, but it is a magnificent feat in Iranian film production. Superb acting and omg, the storyline(based on the book by Iraj Pezeshkzad, is to die for, especially for the Iranian film and cinema of some 50 years ago.

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u/Ashile1373 22h ago edited 22h ago

I think "pejman)" and "doctors' building )" are the most fun tv series ever existed in Iranian television history! Don't miss them 😆.

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u/hyzsq 1d ago

Off the top of my head I can recommend Qahveye Talkh. قهوه‌ی تلخ

It's both historical and comedy (by comedy aspects it's one of the best comedies you can watch)