Where can I watch Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain in Persian?
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain 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 2021 documentary film from United States of America. Availability checked as of September 2026.
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain assembles archival footage, on-camera interviews and the chef's own recorded voice into a documentary study of the man who spent decades traveling the world with a camera crew and a plate of local food in front of him.
What is Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain about?
Directed by Morgan Neville, the film follows Bourdain from his years working line-cook shifts through the television career that turned him into a recognizable face of food and travel storytelling. Rather than a single chronological account, it moves between production footage, home movies and conversations with people who worked alongside him, letting his own narration carry long stretches of the film. The result leans on his relationships with colleagues, cooks and friends more than on any single trip or dish.
About the cast
The film draws on the memories of people who knew Bourdain professionally and personally, including his former wife Ottavia Bourdain and chefs and collaborators such as David Chang, Helen M. Cho and David Choe. Musician Joshua Homme and longtime crew members Christopher Collins and Morgan Fallon also appear, offering perspectives from the production side of his travel series as well as from friendships built off camera.
Context & significance
Neville, known for character-driven documentary work, builds the film almost entirely from Bourdain's own archive: footage shot for his television series, personal recordings and interviews conducted after his 2018 death. The 2021 documentary sits within a run of nonfiction films built from a subject's own recorded material rather than reenactment, and it treats Bourdain's writing and on-air voice as source text in its own right, letting his phrasing shape the film's structure.
Watching Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain on Ktime
The documentary is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login. The catalogue page is free to browse, and viewing requires a paid subscription rather than any separate purchase. K-Time's interface and listings are built with Persian-speaking audiences in mind, so browsing and reading about the film happens comfortably in Farsi even though the film itself is in English.
Cast & crew
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is a 2021 documentary film from United States of America. It was directed by Morgan Neville. The cast is led by Anthony Bourdain, Ottavia Bourdain, David Chang. It runs 118 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Morgan Neville
- Cast
- Anthony Bourdain, Ottavia Bourdain, David Chang, Helen M. Cho, David Choe, Christopher Collins, Morgan Fallon, Joshua Homme
- Country
- United States of America
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genre
- Documentary
Frequently asked questions
Who directed Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain?
Morgan Neville directed the 2021 documentary, building it from archival footage, interviews and Bourdain's own recorded narration rather than a scripted retelling.
What kind of film is this?
It is a feature-length documentary, not a scripted drama, running 118 minutes and structured around interviews and existing footage rather than staged scenes.
Who appears in the film?
Ottavia Bourdain, David Chang, Helen M. Cho, David Choe, Christopher Collins, Morgan Fallon and Joshua Homme all appear, speaking about their work with or friendship with Bourdain.
Can I watch it with a Persian interface on K-Time?
Yes, K-Time's browsing and account experience is in Farsi, though the documentary itself plays in its original English.
What year was Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain made?
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain was released in 2021 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.