Director: Adrian Grünberg
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Matthew Modine, Isabel Myers, D. B. Sweeney, Don Harvey
Protector is a 2026 American-South Korean action thriller directed by Adrian Grünberg, starring Milla Jovovich as a former war hero whose quiet civilian life collapses when her daughter is taken. Over ninety intense minutes, the film pits a mother's ferocity against an entire criminal network and a hostile state apparatus.
What is Protector about?
Nikki spent years serving her country on the battlefield, trading violence for a quiet existence she finally called her own. That peace ends abruptly when her daughter vanishes into the hands of criminals operating at the margins of law and government. Suddenly Nikki is hunted not only by the traffickers who took her child but also by the very law-enforcement and military forces that should be on her side. With every ally suspect and every exit watched, she has to summon every skill she buried after the war — combat, deception, endurance — and plunge into the city's underworld to bring her daughter back before the window closes permanently.
Cast & crew
Milla Jovovich, long associated with physically demanding roles, anchors the film with a performance that leans on raw desperation rather than spectacle. Matthew Modine and D. B. Sweeney appear in supporting positions that complicate Nikki's already narrow margin for trust. Director Adrian Grünberg, known for his work in gritty action cinema, keeps the pacing tight and the geography of threat credible across both American and South Korean production contexts.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, survival stories built around a parent protecting a child carry a particular emotional resonance — the theme of fighting an indifferent or hostile system to save someone you love translates across cultures without needing translation. Protector arrives on K-Time with a full Persian dub and Persian subtitles, meaning audiences can follow every nuance in their own language. The 90-minute runtime respects viewers' time, and the action set-pieces are constructed with enough craft to reward genre fans who want something visceral alongside their drama.
Where & how to watch
Protector is available on K-Time in Persian dub and with Persian subtitles. Stream it on the web, your smart TV, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download. Subscribe once and cancel anytime.