Cast Aside the Clouds

Story

Synopsis

In the shadows of persecution in modern-day Iran, Layla, a determined young Bahá’í woman, and Sasan, a secular Muslim doctor, fall in love against all odds— risking imprisonment, betrayal, and heartbreak as they fight to define their truth in a society that forbids it.

Director

Mary Darling

Writers

Mary Darling, Clark Donnelly

Language

English

Country

Canada, Greece

Release date

31 October 2025

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Parmiss Sehat

  Layla Khosravi

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  Behtash Fazlali

  Dr. Sasan Naderi

• 

  Anthony Azizi

  Farhad Khosravi

• 

  Shirin Youssefian

  Vida Khosravi

• 

  Vassilis Koukalani

  Mr. Ahmadi

• 

  Panta Mosleh

  Mina

• Cybele Hay

  Hajj Khanum Naderi

• 

  Dana Haqjoo

  Mr. Darvani

• Javad Djavahery

  Reza Naderi

• 

  Negin Kamali

  Jasmine Nejad

• Tara Tedjarati

  Nurse Rashidi

• Alexis Rad

  Mehrdad