Haft Sang (TV series)

Haft Sang (Persian: هفت‌سنگ‎; "Seven stones") is an Iranian television series by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). It began airing in 2014, one day after the beginning of Ramadan. It is an unauthorised adaptation (or, as some commentators say, shot-for-shot copy) of the American television series Modern Family. 20th Century Fox did not authorise the production of this series.[1]

Haft Sang (Seven Stones)
Poster for Haft Sang
GenreDrama
Romance
Comedy
Family
Written byAlireza Bazrafshan
Sara Khosroabadi
Directed byAlireza Bazrafshan
StarringParviz Pourhosseini
Behnam Tashakkor
Farnaz Rahnama
Mehdi Soltani
Shabnam Moghaddami
Elham Pavenejad
Arsalan Ghasemi
Country of originIran
Original languagePersian
No. of episodes25
Production
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkIRIB TV3
Original releaseJune 29 (2014-06-29) –
July 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)

The show is named after "haft sang" or lagori, a children's game. Each episode is around 40 to 50 minutes long, twice as long as each episode of the original American version. As a result, the series has been said to have a slower pace compared to the American version.[2] Some subplots in the American version are not present in Haft Sang, such as the ones that pertain to homosexuality or dating.[2]

Characters
Character Name in Haft Sang Corresponding Character in Modern Family
Mohsen Phil Dunphy
Leila Claire Dunphy
Shaahin Luke Dunphy
Shadi Alex Dunphy
Amir* Haley Dunphy
Anoush Dylan Marshall
Nasir Jay Pritchett
Mehri Gloria Pritchett
Hamed Manny Delgado
Behrooz** Mitch Pritchett
Elham** Cam Tucker

*Portrayal of friendships between boys and girls is not permitted on Iranian television. As such, the character of Haley Dunphy is replaced by that of a teenage boy, Amir. Haley's boyfriend, Dylan, is accordingly changed to Anoush, Amir's friend.

**Due to complications in televising homosexuality in Iran, the Iranian equivalents of Mitch and Cam are a heterosexual couple, Behrooz and Elham. Accordingly, the reason for them adopting a child is due to Elham's infertility.

References
  1. Jordyn Holman. "Iranian Version of 'Modern Family' Unauthorized By 20th Century Fox TV - Variety". Variety. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)()
  2. Harris, Aisha. "The Story Behind That Iranian Version of Modern Family" (Archive). Slate. July 3, 2014. Retrieved on May 21, 2015.


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