Director: So-Me
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Yvick Letexier, Laura Felpin, Alexis Manenti, Nina Zem
Banger is a 2025 French comedy film directed by So-Me, following a once-celebrated DJ whose career has flatlined. When a shadowy intelligence operative offers him an unlikely mission — take down his chart-topping young rival — he grabs the chance to claw his way back to relevance, one potential hit at a time.
What is Banger about?
Michel was once the pulse of the Paris club scene, the DJ whose sets packed dancefloors from Pigalle to Ibiza. Now middle-aged and largely forgotten, he watches helplessly as a flashy younger competitor steals his bookings and his fans. Everything changes when a mysterious intelligence agent appears with an unusual proposition: use his insider knowledge of the music world to sabotage the rising star. Michel accepts, convinced this covert assignment is his ticket back to the spotlight. What follows is a frantic, farcical sprint through the underbelly of the French music industry, where egos are enormous, loyalties are paper-thin, and every attempt to land that one defining banger seems to blow up spectacularly in his face.
Cast & crew
Vincent Cassel leads the ensemble as the desperate, deluded Michel, bringing the physical comedy and bruised vanity the role demands. He is joined by Yvick Letexier and Laura Felpin, whose sharp comic timing elevates every scene they share. Alexis Manenti plays the slippery intelligence contact, while Philippe Katerine and Paul Mirabel round out a cast built for absurdist ensemble chaos.
Context & significance
French comedies with sharp satirical edges have long found enthusiastic audiences among Persian-speaking viewers abroad — the tradition of deflating pomposity through farce translates effortlessly across cultures. Banger aims squarely at the music-industry ego machine and the anxiety of irrelevance, themes that resonate well beyond France. Diaspora audiences who grew up on classics of French absurdist humour, or who follow European cinema, will find familiar comic rhythms here. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, meaning you can enjoy every joke in your own language without missing a beat, making it an easy pick for a family film night.
Where & how to watch
Banger is available now on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so you can watch it exactly how you like. Stream it on your browser, your TV, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel your subscription anytime.