Director: Christian Sesma
72 Hours is a 2024 American action thriller directed by Christian Sesma, a compact 86-minute feature built around a family rescue set against organized-crime territory.
What is 72 Hours about?
The story centers on two estranged brothers whose careers have placed them on opposite sides of the law. One works as an FBI agent; the other has spent years operating as an international money launderer. When their family is put in danger, the pair agree to set aside a long history of conflict and cooperate on a single, high-risk objective: reaching a relative and pulling that person out from deep inside dangerous, crime-controlled ground. The plot unfolds across a tight window of time, a framing echoed directly in the title, and it moves through the planning, the complications, and the confrontations that come with attempting an extraction in hostile territory. The film keeps its focus narrow, tracking how the brothers' differing instincts either collide or combine as the clock counts down.
Cast & crew
The film is led by Cam Gigandet and Sam Trammell as the two brothers at the center of the story, supported by an ensemble that includes Nicky Whelan, Jana Kramer, Pierson Fode, Max Amini, Jessica Serfaty, and Luis Da Silva Jr. Christian Sesma, who has directed a number of independent action features, oversees the project.
Context & significance
Produced in the United States and released in 2024, 72 Hours sits within the direct-to-streaming action-thriller category, a space usually defined by contained casts, brisk runtimes, and mission-driven plots. At 86 minutes it keeps to the lean length common in the genre. On IMDb it currently holds a rating of 4.0. Its central structure — two siblings drawn from opposite worlds and forced into an uneasy alliance — is a familiar shape in crime cinema, compressed here into a single time-limited rescue rather than a sprawling multi-strand narrative.
Where & how to watch
72 Hours is available to stream on K-Time. The page you are reading is free to browse, and starting playback requires signing in with a K-Time account. K-Time is a Persian-focused streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora, with a Farsi interface and navigation designed for Persian-speaking viewers who want a single place to find movies, series, and live television.