Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Keanu Reeves, Norman Reedus, Lance Reddick
Ballerina is a 2025 American action-thriller film directed by Len Wiseman, set within the John Wick universe. Starring Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, the film follows a trained assassin who channels grief and rage into a precise campaign of revenge after losing her father.
What is Ballerina about?
Eve Macarro has spent years sharpening her skills inside the secretive Ruska Roma order, a guild that turns orphans into lethal operatives. When her father is killed, she abandons the order's code and sets out on her own terms — hunting the people responsible one by one. The story unfolds during the same volatile period covered in John Wick: Chapter 3, meaning familiar faces and the Continental's shadow loom throughout. Eve is not a reckless vigilante; she is methodical, calculating, and lethal, yet the film carves out space for the human cost behind every strike. Alliances shift, old mentors reappear, and the assassin underworld proves as treacherous to navigate from inside as from outside.
Cast & crew
Ana de Armas carries the film with the same physical commitment she brought to her earlier action work, making Eve's grief feel earned alongside the choreographed violence. Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane reprise their John Wick roles, lending continuity to the expanded universe. Anjelica Huston returns as the Director of the Ruska Roma, while Norman Reedus and Gabriel Byrne round out a strong ensemble.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Ballerina taps into a well-loved genre tradition: the lone avenger with elite training who refuses to surrender to institutional power. The John Wick franchise has built a global fanbase partly because its mythology — secret societies, codes of honour, exile and return — translates across cultures without needing local anchoring. Ballerina shifts the protagonist to a woman for the first time in the series, which broadens the appeal for audiences who have long wanted to see a female lead given the same kinetic treatment. The film is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, so viewers who prefer to watch in their language can follow every plot beat without switching audio mid-scene.
Where & how to watch
Ballerina is available now on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Start or cancel anytime.