Director: Angus MacLachlan

Cast: Jane Levy, David Strathairn, Dascha Polanco, Celia Weston, Steve Coulter

A Little Prayer is a 2025 American drama film directed by Angus MacLachlan, set in the American South and centered on a father quietly confronting a family secret that threatens to unravel the life his son and daughter-in-law have built together. At 91 minutes, it is a precisely observed portrait of loyalty, silence, and the cost of keeping peace.

What is A Little Prayer about?

Bill is a retired man living a steady, unremarkable life in a small Southern town. He works in his yard, attends church, and holds a close but unspoken bond with his daughter-in-law Rachael, who has joined the family after marrying his son David. When Bill stumbles onto evidence that David is being unfaithful, he is caught between his instinct to shield Rachael from pain and his sense of duty toward his own son. The film follows Bill as he carries this discovery alone, watching family dinners and Sunday routines continue as if nothing has changed, and gradually reckoning with what it means to protect someone you love in a world that offers no clean choices.

Cast & crew

Director Angus MacLachlan, a playwright and screenwriter known for Junebug, brings the same attention to unspoken Southern domestic life. David Strathairn plays Bill with restrained, weathered dignity. Jane Levy brings quiet complexity to Rachael, and Dascha Polanco, Celia Weston, and Will Pullen round out a cast that keeps the film's emotional temperature low and steady.

Context & significance

For diaspora viewers who grew up navigating the gap between what is said and what is felt in a family setting, A Little Prayer offers something rare: a drama that trusts silence. The film speaks to universal tensions around loyalty and generational expectation that resonate deeply for Iranian and Persian-speaking viewers who understand the weight of family obligation. It is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose the experience that feels most comfortable — whether watching alone late at night or together with family members who prefer dubbed audio.

Where & how to watch

A Little Prayer is available on K-Time with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime. No extra download required.