Five young men with nothing left to lose set out across Colombia in The Kings of the World, chasing a promise of land that might finally be theirs. Laura Mora directs this 2022 adventure drama, a multi-country co-production spanning Colombia, France, Luxembourg, Mexico, and Norway.
What is The Kings of the World about?
The film follows a group of friends living on the margins of Colombian society, bound together by circumstance and by a shared hope that a documented claim to family land could change their fate. Their journey out of the city and into the countryside becomes less a straightforward trip than a passage through a landscape marked by violence, beauty, and the weight of history, testing the loyalty that holds them together. Along the way, each of the five carries his own reasons for wanting to belong somewhere, and the film treats their camaraderie — its humor, its tension, its tenderness — as seriously as the danger closing in around them. Rather than resolving into a simple story of triumph or loss, The Kings of the World stays close to its characters, letting their search for a place in the world carry the film's emotional charge.
About the cast
Carlos Andres Castañeda, Brahian Acevedo, Davinson Florez, Cristian Campaña, Cristian David, and Luis Eduardo Benjumea make up the core group of friends at the center of the film.
Context & significance
Director Laura Mora shot The Kings of the World as a five-country co-production, an ambitious structure for a story rooted specifically in Colombia's social margins. The adventure genre framing — a journey with a destination and stakes — gives the drama forward momentum, while the film's interest stays fixed on its young cast rather than on spectacle. That focus on lived experience over plot mechanics is part of what carries the film's reputation beyond Colombia's own borders.
Watching The Kings of the World on Ktime
K-Time offers The Kings of the World with Persian dubbing, and watching it only requires a free account login — the page itself stays open to read for anyone. The platform is built around a Farsi-first viewing experience for Persian-speaking audiences abroad.