Director: Daniel Minahan
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, Sasha Calle
On Swift Horses is a 2025 American drama-romance film directed by Daniel Minahan, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi. Set in postwar mid-century America, it follows a young woman whose outwardly conventional life conceals a parallel world of risk, desire, and self-discovery.
What is On Swift Horses about?
Muriel settles into domestic life with her husband Lee, expecting the quiet promise of a fresh start. That stability fractures when Lee's brother arrives, setting off a chain of events Muriel could not have anticipated. Drawn into the world of horse-race gambling, she carves out a secret existence—one fuelled by adrenaline and the slow awakening of feelings she had never allowed herself to name. The film unfolds across sunlit American landscapes and shadowed interiors, tracing what happens when a woman chooses, for the first time, to follow her own instincts rather than the expectations placed on her.
Cast & crew
Daisy Edgar-Jones leads the film with understated precision, bringing interior complexity to a character who rarely speaks her wants aloud. Jacob Elordi plays Lee, her husband, while Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle round out the central ensemble. Director Daniel Minahan brings a measured, atmosphere-first sensibility honed across prestige television and independent features.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, On Swift Horses arrives with a particular resonance: it is a story about living a double life, concealing one's true self from family and society, and the quiet cost of conformity. These themes—forbidden desire, the gap between public identity and private longing, the courage required to step outside prescribed roles—carry weight for audiences who have navigated similar pressures across cultures. The film is available in Persian dub, making it fully accessible without subtitles, and the mid-century American setting offers a visually rich, emotionally legible backdrop that translates well across viewing contexts.
Where & how to watch
On Swift Horses is available to stream on K-Time with a full Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on your browser, TV, or phone—no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.