Director: Christian Zübert
Cast: Jeanne Goursaud, Dougray Scott, Lera Abova, Emanuel Fellmer, Annabelle Mandeng
Exterritorial is a 2025 German-Austrian action thriller directed by Christian Zübert, starring Jeanne Goursaud as a soldier-mother who fights her way through an American consulate after her son mysteriously disappears inside, uncovering a web of corruption and international intrigue that puts everything she loves at risk.
What is Exterritorial about?
Sara, a highly trained soldier, drops her son off at the US consulate for a routine visit when he suddenly vanishes without a trace. Refused help and unable to leave, she refuses to walk away — staying on the premises despite having no legal right to be there. As she digs deeper into the consulate's restricted corridors and hidden floors, she realizes the disappearance is no accident. What began as a desperate mother's search quickly spirals into a high-stakes confrontation with powerful forces determined to keep their secrets buried. Every door she opens leads to greater danger, and Sara must rely on her combat instincts to survive long enough to find the truth about what happened to her child.
Cast & crew
Jeanne Goursaud leads the film with raw physical intensity, bringing credibility and emotional weight to a character pushed to her absolute limits. Opposite her, Dougray Scott delivers a measured performance as a figure whose motives remain deliberately ambiguous. The supporting ensemble — including Lera Abova, Emanuel Fellmer, Annabelle Mandeng, Kayode Akinyemi, Nina Liu, and Susanne Michel — fills out the consulate's claustrophobic world with distinct, purposeful presence.
Context & significance
European action thrillers have long found enthusiastic audiences among Persian-speaking diaspora viewers who appreciate tightly plotted survival stories outside the Hollywood blockbuster mold. Exterritorial fits squarely in this tradition: a contained, single-location premise with a relentless pace and a protagonist whose maternal drive makes the stakes immediately human. The consulate setting also taps into a very real diaspora anxiety — bureaucratic institutions that hold enormous power over families and individuals. Exterritorial is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing, meaning viewers can enjoy it entirely in Farsi without missing a beat of the action.
Where & how to watch
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