Is A Fishermen's Tale dubbed in Persian (Farsi)?

No, the film is in its original Spanish language. There is no Persian dub and no Persian subtitle track currently available on K-Time, so viewers will need to follow along in Spanish or with available subtitles.

Koja bebinam — where can I watch A Fishermen's Tale online?

You can stream it on K-Time at ktime.app. No extra download is required — open it in your browser, on your smart TV, or on your Android device and start watching immediately.

Is this an Iranian film or is it foreign?

A Fishermen's Tale is a Mexican-Spanish co-production. It was shot in Mexico and draws on Purépecha and indigenous Mexican folklore rather than Iranian or Persian cultural traditions.

What kind of horror is this — gory, supernatural, or psychological?

The film leans toward atmospheric supernatural horror rooted in lake-spirit folklore. It prioritises slow-burn dread and island isolation over graphic violence, making it more unsettling than explicitly gory.

A Fishermen's Tale

Name: A Fishermen's Tale
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: 2025
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Jorge A. Jimenez, Alejandra Herrera, Andrés Delgado, Renata Vaca, Hoze Meléndez

Director: Edgar Nito

Cast: Jorge A. Jimenez, Alejandra Herrera, Andrés Delgado, Renata Vaca, Hoze Meléndez

A Fishermen's Tale is a 2025 Mexican-Spanish horror-fantasy film directed by Edgar Nito, set on the fog-shrouded fishing island of Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán. Weaving four interlocked stories around an ancient water spirit, it plunges into folklore, dread, and the cost of ignoring what lurks beneath the surface.

What is A Fishermen's Tale about?

On the volcanic lake island of Janitzio, four separate groups of people find their lives upended when a malevolent presence tied to old local legend begins asserting its power. Each story follows characters with their own secrets and vulnerabilities — fishermen, outsiders, and families — whose fates become entangled as the creature's influence spreads. The film builds its horror incrementally, layering atmosphere over spectacle and letting the isolation of the island amplify every creak and ripple. Without revealing what connects each segment or who survives, the structure rewards patient viewers who appreciate folklore-rooted terror over jump scares.

Cast & crew

Director Edgar Nito helms this Mexico-Spain co-production with a cast drawn largely from Mexican television and indie film. Jorge A. Jimenez and Alejandra Herrera anchor the ensemble alongside Andrés Delgado, Renata Vaca, Hoze Meléndez, Daniela Momo, José Antonio Becerril, and Anna Díaz — bringing varied registers of fear and resilience to their respective anthology segments.

Context & significance

Lake Pátzcuaro and the Purépecha culture surrounding it carry rich spiritual traditions that are underrepresented in mainstream genre cinema, making A Fishermen's Tale an unusual entry point into Mexican indigenous folklore. For Persian-speaking viewers abroad who grew up with their own body of water-spirit mythology — from the جن دریایی of Iranian folk tales to similar Caspian legends — the film's emotional register will feel recognisable even as the setting is unfamiliar. The anthology format, popular in horror from across Latin America, also makes this accessible for viewers who prefer self-contained episodes over a single sprawling narrative. The film streams in its original Spanish audio with no Persian dubbing or subtitles, so viewers comfortable with Spanish or English subtitles will get the most out of it.

Where & how to watch

A Fishermen's Tale is available on K-Time now, streaming in original Spanish audio — no Persian dub or Persian subtitles are available at this time. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone; no VPN is needed, no geo-blocking applies, and you can cancel anytime.