The Night Arezou Disappeared (2026): Cast, Story and Release

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During the 2022 protests in Tehran, piano teacher Rana’s teenage sister, Arezou, disappears. With her ex-partner and close friends, Rana searches for her through a long and desperate night, an experience shared by many Iranian families…

The Night Arezou Disappeared (2026) is presented here through its confirmed story and production details. During the 2022 protests in Tehran, piano teacher Rana’s teenage sister, Arezou, disappears. With her ex-partner and close friends, Rana searches for her through a long and desperate night, an experience shared by many Iranian families during the Women, Life, Freedom uprising. As the night goes on, they begin to see Arezou in strange, fleeting moments, making it harder to separate what is real from what they fear or remember. When Rana’s conservative sister arrives, tensions inside the family grow, caused by the very different ways the two women have learned to live in Iran.

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Story without spoilers

During the 2022 protests in Tehran, piano teacher Rana’s teenage sister, Arezou, disappears. With her ex-partner and close friends, Rana searches for her through a long and desperate night, an experience shared by many Iranian families during the Women, Life, Freedom uprising. As the night goes on, they begin to see Arezou in strange, fleeting moments, making it harder to separate what is real from what they fear or remember. When Rana’s conservative sister arrives, tensions inside the family grow, caused by the very different ways the two women have learned to live in Iran.

What to expect

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Cast and creative team

Directed by Arian Vazirdaftari. Writing credits include Arian Vazirdaftari. The listed cast includes Sonia Sanjari, Katayoun Saleki, Ebrahim Azizi, Shabnam Dadkhah, Paniz Khoshnik, Armin KhoshNik.

• Sonia Sanjari as Rana
• Katayoun Saleki as Zahra
• Ebrahim Azizi as Shahab
• Shabnam Dadkhah as Arezou
• Paniz Khoshnik as Sahar
• Armin KhoshNik as Nima

Release and production context

The listed release date is 2026-10-22. Spoken languages: Persian.

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