Ali Va Danny (2002): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Ali Va Danny in Persian?

Ali Va Danny streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It plays in its original Persian audio. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2002 drama film from Iran. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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What happens when a boy from London and an Afghan boy living in Iran end up sharing a room at a children's film festival in Isfahan? Vahid Nikkhah Azad's Ali Va Danny (2000) answers with a 98-minute adventure about friendship that has to be earned across a cultural gap — and then proven when real danger appears.

What is Ali Va Danny about?

Danny travels from England to Isfahan to attend a film festival and finds himself rooming with Ali, an Afghan boy who has grown up in Iran. Nothing about the pairing works at first: language, habits and assumptions keep the two boys circling each other with suspicion, and small misunderstandings harden into genuine friction. The story turns when Danny wanders into the wrong place at the wrong time and crosses paths with a band of smugglers who take him captive. Suddenly the quarrel is irrelevant — Ali sets out to rescue the boy he could barely tolerate a day earlier, and the festival trip becomes an adventure neither of them planned.

About the cast

Young leads Mehdi Lotfi and Nick Robinson carry the central friendship, but the supporting bench is where Iranian viewers will spot familiar faces: comedy great Akbar Abdi, the ever-reliable Hossein Mahjoub, and Jamshid Jahanzadeh all appear, alongside Sarvjeet Kaur, Reza Feyznorouzi and Payam Yazdani. Abdi's presence in particular ties the film to the mainstream of Iranian family cinema of its era.

Context & significance

Iranian cinema of the 1990s and early 2000s earned worldwide admiration for its children's films, and Ali Va Danny arrives from inside that tradition — though it leans toward adventure rather than the slow poetic realism festivals usually rewarded. Its choice of an Afghan protagonist is quietly notable: Iran hosted one of the world's largest Afghan refugee communities, and putting an Afghan boy at the centre of a rescue story, as the hero rather than a bystander, was an uncommon move for a mainstream family film in 2000. The Isfahan festival setting mirrors the real children's film festival the city is known for.

Watching Ali Va Danny on Ktime

You can stream Ali Va Danny on K-Time in its original Persian-language version. This editorial page is free to browse without an account; playback simply asks you to log in to K-Time first. The service is built for the Iranian diaspora with a Farsi-first interface, making it easy to line up more family films from the same golden era of Iranian children's cinema.

Cast & crew

Ali Va Danny is a 2002 drama film from Iran. It was directed by Vahid Nikkhah Azad. The cast is led by Mehdi Lotfi, Nick Robinson, Sarvjeet Kaur. It runs 98 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Vahid Nikkhah Azad

Cast

Mehdi Lotfi, Nick Robinson, Sarvjeet Kaur, Akbar Abdi, Jamshid Jahanzadeh, Hossein Mahjoub, Reza Feyznorouzi, Payam Yazdani

Country

Iran

Year

2002

Runtime

98 min

Genre

Drama, Adventure

Frequently asked questions

What is Ali Va Danny about?

An English boy named Danny and an Afghan boy named Ali meet as roommates at a film festival in Isfahan, clash over their differences, then are forced together when smugglers capture Danny and Ali mounts a rescue.

Who directed Ali Va Danny and when was it made?

Vahid Nikkhah Azad directed the film, which was produced in Iran and released in 2000. It runs about 98 minutes and blends drama with adventure.

Which well-known Iranian actors appear in the film?

The cast features Akbar Abdi, Hossein Mahjoub and Jamshid Jahanzadeh in supporting roles, with young performers Mehdi Lotfi and Nick Robinson in the lead parts.

Where can I watch Ali Va Danny online?

The film streams on K-Time in the original Persian. Create or use an existing K-Time account and log in to start watching.

What year was Ali Va Danny made?

Ali Va Danny was released in 2002 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.