Guardian of the Field (Persian: ناتور دشت, romanized: Natoor-e Dasht) is a 2025 Iranian drama thriller film written by Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan and Hamid Akbari Khameneh, directed by Kheradmandan, and starring Hadi Hejazifar and Mirsaeed Molavian.

[1][2][3] Ahmad Piran (Hadi Hejazifar), a respected figure in his village in Iran, is getting ready to travel to the city to support his son in an important sports competition.

Despite his apprentice Ayhan's (Mirsaeed Molavian) repeated suggestions that he should go to the competition, knowing how much his son has worked for it, Ahmad feels a strong sense of responsibility to his community.

Ahmad's friend tells him that his daughter may have been kidnapped by someone who knows him and is aware of his leg problem.

Guardian of the Field ranked fourth in the public voting for Audience Choice of Best Film.