Director: Julia von Heinz
A funeral brings Mesut home to a small Polish town, but it's his younger brother's obsession with a buried family fortune that keeps him there.
What is Treasure about?
Mesut, a mid-level civil servant, comes back to bury his mother and settle her affairs, expecting to handle paperwork and leave within days. Instead his brother Musa pulls him into a decades-old family rumor: a stash of valuables supposedly hidden somewhere on the old homestead during wartime upheaval. What starts as an eye-rolling errand for Mesut turns into digging through overgrown yards, chasing contradictory clues from elderly relatives, and butting heads with local officials who are none too pleased about the disturbance. The brothers' searching eventually crosses paths with a killing that neither of them saw coming, forcing Mesut to decide how far he'll go for a payoff he never asked for. Told with a dry, understated sense of humor rather than by-the-numbers thriller beats, the film treats the hunt itself, and the friction between two very different siblings, as the real subject, with the crime plot circling in and out of the frame rather than driving every scene.
Cast & crew
Lena Dunham anchors the film opposite Stephen Fry, with Zbigniew Zamachowski and Wenanty Nosul rounding out the local cast that gives the small-town setting its texture. Director Julia von Heinz keeps the ensemble grounded, letting the comedy come from character friction rather than exaggerated performances.
Context & significance
Treasure premiered in 2024 as a France-Germany-United States co-production, shot largely in Poland, and blends comedy and crime in a way that resists easy genre labeling. It sits closer to a family dramedy with a mystery running underneath than to a conventional heist film, and its 104-minute runtime keeps the plot tight rather than sprawling.
Where & how to watch
Treasure is available to watch on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, built for viewers who want the film in Farsi or with Farsi support alongside the original audio. Reading this page requires no account; starting the film does, and creating one takes a moment.