Director: Yann Gozlan
A packed gymnasium, a coach who thrives on the noise, and a smile that starts to feel less like motivation and more like a warning sign — that is the world this French thriller drops viewers into.
What is Guru about?
Matt built a career out of making crowds believe in themselves, standing in front of teams and turning ordinary pep talks into something closer to spectacle. The film follows what happens once that same charisma stops serving the people around him and starts serving something darker inside him. As his public persona grows louder, the private cracks widen, and the story traces how a person built on other people's belief in him can come apart when that belief starts to curdle into control.
Cast & crew
Pierre Niney carries the film as Matt, with Marion Barbeau, Anthony Bajon, and Christophe Montenez in key supporting roles; Holt McCallany, Jonathan Turnbull, Raphaëlle Simon, and Tracy Gotoas fill out the ensemble around him.
Context & significance
Director Yann Gozlan, known for tightly wound French thrillers, keeps the film grounded in the physical world of team sports and motivational culture rather than treating the coaching setting as mere scenery. The 2026 French production runs 126 minutes and holds a 6.4 rating on IMDb, reflecting a divisive but talked-about reception. Rather than building toward a single twist, the film lets tension accumulate through repeated scenes of public performance versus private behavior, so the unraveling feels earned rather than sudden.
Where & how to watch
The film streams on K-Time once you sign in with a free account; the platform's Farsi-language menus and subtitles browser make it straightforward for Persian-speaking audiences to find and queue titles like this one alongside the rest of the library. Playback picks up where a viewer left off across devices, which suits a film that rewards close, uninterrupted attention.