This article examines how Bahrām Bayzāʼī’s film, Travelers (1991), draws inspiration from ritualistic passion plays (taziyeh) and mystical concepts of the “Imaginal World.” The article also explores how Bayzāʼī skillfully incorporates themes of rebirth and death, constructing a contemporary myth of rebirth symbolized by the grandmother’s wishful thinking. Lastly, it discusses Bayzāʼī’s progressive gender politics in contemporary Iran and how the film’s symbolic and mystical elements support this message.