Two former special forces soldiers find themselves guarding a convoy of civilians along Baghdad's most dangerous stretch of road, and Hidden Strike leans into that premise with the kind of loud, physical set pieces its stars built their careers on.
What is Hidden Strike about?
Hidden Strike puts a mismatched pair of ex-soldiers in charge of getting a group of civilians safely across a war-torn corridor nicknamed the Highway of Death, racing toward the relative safety of the Green Zone while armed threats close in from every direction. The film leans on the chemistry between its two leads, contrasting styles and personalities that clash before they cooperate, as the mission forces them to rely on each other despite every instinct telling them not to. Along the way, the group encounters ambushes, mercenaries, and the general chaos of a conflict zone that turns a straightforward escort job into a string of escalating confrontations. It's an action-adventure built around big set pieces and a buddy dynamic more than a war drama, using its Baghdad setting as a backdrop for stunt work, gunfights, and the kind of banter that softens the tension between explosions.
About the cast
Jackie Chan and John Cena lead the cast, with Ma Chunrui, Jiang Wenli, Xu Jia, Gong Jun, Rima Zeidan, and Neo Hou completing the ensemble.
Context & significance
Hidden Strike is a 2023 China-United States co-production directed by Scott Waugh, pairing two of action cinema's most recognizable stars in a single vehicle. The film fits into a lane of international action co-productions that combine Hollywood star power with Chinese production backing, aiming for broad, physical entertainment over grounded realism. Its Iraq-set premise gives Waugh, whose background includes large-scale stunt-driven filmmaking, room to stage extended chase and combat sequences across a fictionalized war corridor.
Watching Hidden Strike on Ktime
Hidden Strike is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so the film's action and dialogue come through clearly for Farsi-speaking audiences. Watching requires nothing more than a free K-Time account login, and the platform's Farsi-first interface is designed for the Iranian diaspora, making titles like this easy to find and stream without friction.