
World on Fire(2019)
The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.


“The story of a woman from this land who once fought for her life in Iran ...”
It is the story of a family on the first of September 1941, which undergoes changes during the occupation of Iran by the Allies.

Negar Javaherian
Khatun Bakhtiari

Ashkan Khatibi
Shirzad Malik

Shabnam Moghadami
Fakhr al-Nasa

Mehran Modiri
Jahangir Roozbeh

Babak Hamidian
Commissioner Rajab F

Reza Behboudi
Dr. Bukowski

Setareh Pesyani
Parvin

Shahrokh Foroutanian
Fereydoun Khan

Behnaz Jafari
Rana

Mahtab Servati
Mary
Once Upon a Time in Iran is a drama, action & adventure, war & politics series that first aired in 2021. Created by Tina Pakravan, it stars Negar Javaherian, Ashkan Khatibi, Shabnam Moghadami. It is the story of a family on the first of September 1941, which undergoes changes during the occupation of Iran by the Allies.
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