Director: Christian Ditter
Cast: Alexa Goodall, Martin Freeman, Laura Haddock, Araloyin Oshunremi, David Schütter
Momo is a 2025 German-Croatian comedy film directed by Christian Ditter, running 85 minutes and built around one of the most disorienting domestic mix-ups imaginable: a stranger shows up at your door claiming it has always been his home — and the evidence keeps backing him up.
What is Momo about?
On an otherwise ordinary evening, a middle-aged couple — the Prioux — return home to find a young man named Patrick already settled inside, entirely at ease, insisting he has come back to introduce his new wife to his parents. The couple have no children and no memory of this person, yet documents, photographs, and even the layout of the house seem to support his claim. The film spins an ever-tightening comic knot around questions of identity, memory, and family longing: is Patrick a skilled liar, a victim of some deeper confusion, or is it the Prioux whose grip on their own past has slipped? Madame Prioux, who has quietly carried the grief of childlessness for years, finds herself dangerously willing to believe him — and that emotional fault line drives the film's sharpest, most uncomfortable laughs.
Cast & crew
Director Christian Ditter brings a light, assured touch to domestic farce. Alexa Goodall and Martin Freeman anchor the couple at the centre of the chaos, with Freeman's slow-burn bewilderment a reliable comic engine. Laura Haddock, Claes Bang, and Kim Bodnia round out a strong European ensemble, each adding their own comic register to the escalating confusion.
Context & significance
German-language comedies travel particularly well to diaspora audiences who grew up watching films in translation and have a feel for the genre's deadpan rhythm. Momo is set inside the intimate, pressurised world of the family home — a space Iranian viewers know to be loaded with obligation, history, and unspoken feeling. The film's central question — who really belongs to whom in a family — resonates across cultures that place enormous weight on parenthood and lineage. It is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it easy to share with family members of all ages who are more comfortable watching in Persian.
Where & how to watch
Momo is available on K-Time with Persian dub included — no separate download needed, no VPN required, and no geo-blocking. Watch on the web browser, your TV, or your phone. Subscribe once and cancel anytime.