Director: Abbas Askari
Lopeto is a 2023 Iranian animated film directed by Abbas Askari, aimed at children and family audiences. Running approximately 90 minutes, the film blends gentle storytelling with a warm premise about a young boy named Ali, his doctor father, and the unexpected power of a homegrown Iranian toy to bring healing and hope to those around them.
What is Lopeto about?
Young Ali watches his father, a doctor, struggle to find effective ways to help patients who respond poorly to standard treatment. Struck by a fresh idea, the father sets out to design and manufacture an original Iranian toy — one he believes can restore wellbeing through the joy of play, reaching people in ways conventional medicine cannot. Ali throws himself into supporting this ambitious project with all the enthusiasm a child can muster. But just as the work begins to take shape, a suspicious figure posing as a patient infiltrates the operation and starts sabotaging production from the inside. Ali must uncover what is happening and help protect his father's vision before everything falls apart. The film follows their effort to push forward against this hidden threat while holding onto the belief that creativity and care can change things.
Cast & crew
Lopeto is directed by Abbas Askari, an Iranian filmmaker working in animation and children's content. As a fully animated production, the film does not feature a live-action cast. Askari shapes the story through character design and visual storytelling rooted in a Persian sensibility, bringing warmth and accessibility to a genre that Iranian families can watch together.
Context & significance
Iranian animation for children has developed steadily over recent decades, building a body of work that speaks directly to Persian-speaking families. Lopeto sits within that tradition: a film that wraps real themes of creativity, family loyalty, and perseverance inside a story young viewers can follow with ease. For diaspora families raising children abroad, animated films in Farsi offer something meaningful — a window into Iranian daily life told with warmth rather than distance. The idea of a locally made Iranian toy sitting at the center of the plot is a quiet but pointed gesture, suggesting that ingenuity native to Iran can be just as powerful as anything from outside. Lopeto gives children of the diaspora a Persian-language animated story that feels familiar and grounded rather than foreign.
Where & how to watch
Lopeto is available to stream on K-Time in original Persian audio. No Persian dubbing or subtitle track is currently listed for this title. Watch on your web browser, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Cancel anytime.