Director: Bilall Fallah, Adil El Arbi

Cast: Matteo Simoni, Nora Gharib, Junes Lazaar, Saïd Boumazoughe, Pommelien Thijs

Gangstas is a 2025 Belgian-Dutch-Emirati action-thriller directed by Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, set against the gritty criminal underworld of Antwerp. Running 120 minutes, the film follows three young men navigating loyalty, survival, and the suffocating pull of street life they are desperate to escape.

What is Gangstas about?

Three childhood friends — Badia, Junes, and Volt — have been trying to put their troubled pasts behind them in Antwerp, a port city where criminal networks run deep. Meanwhile, a man named Adamo has quietly climbed the ranks of the local drug trade, becoming a figure of real influence and real danger. As Adamo's world grows more volatile and the stakes around him escalate, his old friends are forced into an impossible position. They must decide whether to stand by him out of loyalty forged over years of shared hardship, or walk away and protect themselves and the people they care about. Every choice carries consequences, and in this world, hesitation is its own kind of verdict.

Cast & crew

The film is co-directed by Belgian filmmakers Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, the duo behind the Hollywood sequel Bad Boys for Life. The cast is led by Matteo Simoni alongside Nora Gharib, Junes Lazaar, and Saïd Boumazoughe, with supporting roles from Pommelien Thijs, Jennifer Heylen, Ward Kerremans, and Ruben van der Meer — a strong ensemble drawn from the Belgian and Dutch screen industries.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Gangstas carries a familiar emotional frequency: the story of young men caught between the world they come from and the life they are trying to build is a tension many immigrant and second-generation communities recognize immediately. The film is set in Antwerp, a European city with a significant immigrant and working-class population, lending its street-level drama a documentary-like authenticity. Fallah and El Arbi have long been drawn to stories from the margins of European society — their work resonates precisely because it does not flinch. Gangstas is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, meaning diaspora audiences can watch in their own language without subtitles.

Where & how to watch

Gangstas is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub — no subtitles needed. Stream directly on the web, on your TV, or on your phone, with no VPN required and no geo-blocking. Subscription can be cancelled anytime.