Director: Michael Pearce
Cast: Julianne Moore, Sydney Sweeney, Domhnall Gleeson, Kyle MacLachlan, Fiona Shaw
Echo Valley is a 2025 American drama-thriller directed by Michael Pearce, starring Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney. Set on a remote horse farm, the film unravels a mother-daughter relationship under extreme pressure when a single terrifying night forces long-buried secrets to the surface.
What is Echo Valley about?
Kate runs a quiet horse-breeding farm in Echo Valley, a secluded stretch of countryside where routine and landscape offer some shelter from an unspoken personal grief. That fragile calm shatters when her estranged daughter Claire appears at the door in the small hours — shaking, wild-eyed, and drenched in blood that is not her own. Kate must decide how far a mother's love will stretch: how many questions she will push aside, how many risks she will absorb, and how honest she can afford to be with herself about who her daughter has become. As the night deepens and the danger grows more tangible, the film strips both women down to instinct and asks what family truly owes each other.
Cast & crew
Julianne Moore brings a weathered, controlled restraint to Kate that makes every crack in her composure feel earned. Sydney Sweeney, as Claire, plays fear and desperation with raw physical conviction. Domhnall Gleeson and Kyle MacLachlan appear in supporting roles, while veteran stage and screen actor Fiona Shaw adds further dramatic weight to the ensemble.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Echo Valley resonates on a familiar frequency: the collision between a parent's wish to protect and a child whose choices have gone somewhere the parent cannot follow. Themes of silence, shame, and unconditional loyalty within the family unit carry a universal weight that translates directly across cultural contexts. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles, meaning viewers can follow every nuance in the language they are most comfortable with — no language barrier stands between the audience and the story.
Where & how to watch
Echo Valley is available now on K-Time with Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your Android TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start and cancel anytime.