Wanted: one passport. Found: nine episodes of glorious 70s Iranian chaos.
Season 1 • Episode 9
LatestMrs. Malek is involved in selling and moving drugs by a criminal couple. Mehtab, the granddaughter of Mrs. Malek, has come to Iran, and Rahim has the duty to entertain Mrs. Malek and...
The story of Occasion, which takes place in the 70s, is the story of Rahim, who plans to go to Canada to continue his education, but he finds out that he is banned from leaving and this incident is under the control of Mohsen's uncle, so he must look for a solution...
Production
70s Iran recreated with obsessive authenticity down to the wallpaper.
Acting
Hadi Kazemi's uncle Mohsen: equal parts menace and uncle energy.
Writing
Dialogue that turns paperwork into high-stakes drama.
Hadi Kazemi
Mohsen Jamali
Iman Safa
Rahim Ahmadian
Sam Nouri
Mr. Moradi (Mahmoudi)
Samaneh Pakdel
Mansoura Ahmadian
Gholamreza Nikkhah
Haj Fathullah Ahmadian
Reza Naji
Haj Ghorban
Nahid Moslemi
Qamar Taj Malik (Mrs. Malik)
Naimeh Nezamdoost
Shaperak (parwane)
Ava Daroit
Mahtab Moradi (Goddess Mahmoudi)
Fatemeh Shokri
Shabir Parastar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Masoud Atyabi spent two years securing period-accurate props from pre-revolutionary Iran.
The 'exit ban' plot mirrors real 1970s Iranian emigration restrictions that accelerated brain drain before 1979.
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