Director: Sophie Hyde
Cast: Olivia Colman, Aud Mason-Hyde, John Lithgow, Daniel Henshall, Kate Box
Jimpa is a 2026 Australian-Dutch drama film directed by Sophie Hyde, starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow. A quietly intimate story about three generations colliding in Amsterdam, it explores identity, queerness, and the question of how much space we're willing to give the people we love.
What is Jimpa about?
When Hannah travels to Amsterdam with her non-binary teenager Frances to visit her elderly gay father Jimpa, the trip quickly becomes more than a family reunion. Frances, searching for belonging and a sense of self, asks to stay behind with their grandfather for an entire year — a request that upends Hannah's assumptions about parenthood. Caught between her instinct to protect and her child's need to grow, Hannah must reckon with unresolved tensions stretching back decades. The film moves gently through grief, acceptance, and the messy love that holds families together even when they pull in different directions.
Cast & crew
Olivia Colman, one of the most acclaimed British actors of her generation, plays Hannah with the restrained emotional precision she is known for. John Lithgow brings warmth and depth to Jimpa, the gay grandfather at the story's center. Aud Mason-Hyde portrays Frances, and the ensemble is rounded out by Daniel Henshall, Kate Box, Eamon Farren, Zoë Love Smith, and Hans Kesting.
Context & significance
Iranian diaspora audiences, many of whom navigate questions of cultural identity, generational expectation, and the distance between the life they were raised in and the one they have built abroad, will find Jimpa's emotional territory deeply familiar. The film is set entirely in Amsterdam and carries a European sensibility — unhurried, nuanced, willing to sit with discomfort. It is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it fully accessible to Farsi-speaking viewers who prefer to watch in their own language. For audiences who grew up between cultures, the story of a parent learning to let go speaks across any background.
Where & how to watch
Jimpa is available on K-Time with Persian DUB and Persian subtitles. Stream on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download. Start watching anytime and cancel anytime.