The Devil's Arithmetic (1999): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch The Devil's Arithmetic in Persian?

The Devil's Arithmetic streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It carries Persian subtitles or dub, as listed in the app. 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 1999 drama film from United States of America. 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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The Devil's Arithmetic, released in 1999, uses a time-travel premise to place a present-day American teenager inside one of the twentieth century's darkest chapters, turning family history into lived experience rather than distant fact.

What is The Devil's Arithmetic about?

A sixteen-year-old girl in America regards her family's Jewish heritage with distance and disinterest, until she is suddenly pulled back in time, arriving in a small Polish village in 1941 at the moment the Nazi regime is beginning its persecution of the Jewish community there. Removed from every comfort of her own era, she has to navigate a world she has only known through other people's stories, watching history stop being something she can shrug off and start being something she must live through alongside the people she meets.

About the cast

Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Mimi Rogers, Leonardas Pobedonoscevas, Mantas Vaitiekunas, Paul Freeman, and Louise Fletcher make up the cast, bringing together generations of American film performers alongside Lithuanian actors for a story set across two very different time periods.

Context & significance

Donna Deitch directs, combining drama, fantasy, and war elements to approach historical memory through a young protagonist's eyes rather than a conventional history-film structure. The time-travel device is used sparingly, as a way into the past rather than a spectacle in itself, and the film is a United States production released in 1999. The film draws its structure from young-adult fiction, using a coming-of-age lens to make a historical atrocity legible to viewers encountering it for the first time, without relying on graphic depiction to carry that weight.

Watching The Devil's Arithmetic on Ktime

The Devil's Arithmetic can be watched on K-Time after logging into a free account. This listing streams without Persian dubbing or subtitles, though K-Time's Farsi-language interface still makes searching for and organizing titles like this one simple for Persian-speaking viewers. It sits alongside other historical dramas in K-Time's catalogue for viewers seeking films grounded in twentieth-century history.

Cast & crew

The Devil's Arithmetic is a 1999 drama film from United States of America. It was directed by Donna Deitch. The cast is led by Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy. It runs 95 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Donna Deitch

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Mimi Rogers, Leonardas Pobedonoscevas, Mantas Vaitiekūnas, Paul Freeman, Louise Fletcher

Country

United States of America

Year

1999

Runtime

95 min

Genre

Drama, Fantasy, War

Frequently asked questions

What year was The Devil's Arithmetic released?

It was released in 1999.

Who directed The Devil's Arithmetic?

Donna Deitch directed the film.

What genre is The Devil's Arithmetic?

It combines drama, fantasy, and war elements.

Is The Devil's Arithmetic available with Persian dubbing on K-Time?

No, this listing currently streams without Persian dubbing or subtitles.

What year was The Devil's Arithmetic made?

The Devil's Arithmetic was released in 1999 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.