In the little town of Kardemomme, three unlikely thieves and one perpetually hungry lion turn small-scale mischief into a warm-hearted animated adventure for the whole family.

What is Three Robbers and a Lion about?

Kasper, Jesper and Jonathan share a ramshackle house on the edge of town with a lion who is always looking for his next meal. Their days revolve around petty schemes, dodging the town's fair but watchful police officer, and staying one step ahead of the strict Aunt Sofie, who has strong opinions about how a proper town should run. Kardemomme itself is drawn as a cozy, storybook place, full of eccentric neighbors and gentle rules the trio can't quite bring themselves to follow. As their antics start to ripple through the community, the three thieves are pushed toward choices that test whether their loyalty to each other, and to their unusual pet, can survive genuine consequences. Norwegian animation house Rasmus A. Sivertsen brings the same handcrafted, storybook visual style to Kardemomme town that has defined his earlier family features, favoring warmth and texture over slick digital polish. The film leans on classic children's-literature rhythms, humor built from misunderstanding rather than mockery, and a lion who functions as much as comic relief as he does a genuine member of the household.

About the cast

The Norwegian voice cast includes Thorbjørn Harr, Aksel Hennie, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Linn Skåber, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Ivar Nørve, Einar Tørnquist and Anette Amelia Larsen, an ensemble drawn from Norway's established film and television scene rather than a single-star vehicle, which suits an ensemble town of characters like Kardemomme.

Context & significance

Three Robbers and a Lion is a 2022 Norwegian family animation running a compact 78 minutes, built for younger viewers and the adults watching alongside them. It sits in the same lineage as other Nordic storybook adaptations that favor gentle pacing and a strong sense of place over frantic plotting.

Watching Three Robbers and a Lion on Ktime

The film streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so families can watch together in Farsi without hunting for separate translated files. A free K-Time account and login are all that's needed to start watching, and the Farsi-first experience is built for Persian-speaking households from the first frame.