Two boys spend a single Italian summer discovering scooters, gelato and a secret that could unravel everything, in this 2021 animated adventure from Pixar.
What is Luca about?
Set along a sun-bleached stretch of the Italian Riviera, the story follows a young sea monster who longs to see the world above the waterline. When he strikes up a friendship with another boy from beneath the waves, the pair sneak onto dry land disguised as humans and stumble into the rhythms of a small coastal town: bicycle races, roadside cafes, and a summer festival that pulls them further from the safety of the sea. Their bond deepens as they chase a shared dream of freedom, even as neighbors, family and an overeager rival threaten to expose what they really are. Director Enrico Casarosa builds the film around that tension between hiding and belonging, using the town's postcard geography as a backdrop for a story about first friendship and the risk of being seen for who you are.
About the cast
Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer voice the two central friends, with Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Marco Barricelli, Saverio Raimondo and Sandy Martin rounding out the cast of townspeople and family.
Context & significance
The film comes from Pixar Animation Studios and leans on Italian coastal culture for its texture, from scooter chases to a village square built for summer festivals. It runs a tidy 97 minutes, making it an easy watch for family movie nights, and its adventure-fantasy blend sits alongside the studio's other coming-of-age stories about outsiders finding their footing. The town itself functions almost like a character, with narrow alleys and a piazza that keep pulling the two friends back toward discovery even as the risk of being found out grows.
Watching Luca on Ktime
Luca streams on K-Time with a free account login, and both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles are available, so it plays comfortably for younger viewers who prefer to watch in Farsi as well as those who want the original English performances with subtitled dialogue. The Farsi-language interface makes it simple for families to browse and queue up alongside other animated titles in the catalogue.