Gunda (2021): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Gunda in Persian?

Gunda 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 Belgium, Norway, Spain, 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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A sow named Gunda gives birth in a barn, and from that single moment a wordless documentary about farm life quietly unfolds.

What is Gunda about?

Shot entirely in black and white with no narration, no score, and no interviews, this documentary observes a mother pig raising her piglets alongside a pair of cows and a one-legged chicken, letting each animal's daily routine carry the film on its own terms. The camera stays low and patient, watching the herd graze, rest, and move through pasture and barn at an unhurried pace that mirrors the animals' own sense of time. There is no plot to follow in the usual sense; instead the film builds its power through accumulation, letting small gestures and quiet stretches of stillness stand in for the drama a more conventional film would spell out in dialogue.

About the cast

There is no human cast here by design. The film's subjects are its animals: the pig Gunda and her litter, two cows given equal weight and attention, and a one-legged chicken whose determined movements become one of the film's most memorable threads.

Context & significance

Director Viktor Kossakovsky built the film as an international co-production spanning Belgium, Norway, Spain, and the United States, and shaped it around a strict refusal of the usual documentary toolkit. There is no voiceover explaining what a viewer should feel, no music cueing an emotional beat, and no on-screen text at all. That stripped-down approach places Gunda closer to observational cinema than to a typical nature program, asking an audience to watch animals as subjects in their own right rather than as illustrations for a narrator's point. Running just over an hour and a half, it rewards patience more than it demands attention.

Watching Gunda on Ktime

Gunda is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, and the Farsi-first interface makes browsing the wider documentary catalogue simple for Persian-speaking viewers. This title plays in its original form without dialogue, so no Persian dubbing or subtitles are attached or needed.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gunda about?

It is a wordless black-and-white documentary that follows a mother pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken through their daily routines on a farm.

Who directed Gunda?

Viktor Kossakovsky directed the film, an international co-production spanning Belgium, Norway, Spain, and the United States.

Does Gunda have narration or dialogue?

No. The film has no narration, score, or on-screen text, relying entirely on observed footage of its animal subjects.

Is Gunda dubbed or subtitled in Persian?

No, since the film carries no dialogue in any language, there is no Persian dubbing or subtitle track.

What year was Gunda made?

Gunda was released in 2021 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.