Rose Island (2020): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Rose Island in Persian?

Rose Island streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2020 comedy film from Italy. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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In 1968, one engineer decided the easiest way to escape Italian bureaucracy was to build his own country, and this Italian comedy-drama follows him doing exactly that.

What is Rose Island about?

Giorgio Rosa is an engineer with a stubborn streak and a plan that sounds absurd until he actually pulls it off: construct a platform in the sea off Rimini, just past the edge of Italian territorial waters, and declare it an independent state. He names it the Isle of Roses, adopts Esperanto as its official language, and watches it draw tourists and curious visitors faster than anyone expected. The novelty of a micronation a short boat ride from the mainland is exactly the problem for Italian authorities, who read the whole venture as a scheme to dodge tax on the money flowing in from all those visitors. Director Sydney Sibilia plays the standoff between one man's stubborn idealism and the state's growing irritation for both its comedy and its underlying seriousness, never letting the joke of a nation built on stilts overshadow how real the consequences become for Rosa.

About the cast

Elio Germano stars as Giorgio Rosa, with Matilda De Angelis, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, François Cluzet, Tom Wlaschiha, Luca Zingaretti, Leonardo Lidi and Fabrizio Rongione filling out the ensemble around him.

Context & significance

Rose Island belongs to a small but recognizable tradition of films built around real micronations and the eccentrics who founded them, but it keeps its focus tighter than most: this is a story about bureaucracy and stubbornness as much as it is about the platform itself. The choice of Esperanto as an official language is not a throwaway joke either — it fits a founder who wanted his tiny state to stand for something larger than a tax dodge, even as the authorities on shore insisted otherwise. That friction between idealism and suspicion runs through the whole film.

Watching Rose Island on Ktime

Rose Island streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the page itself is free to read before you sign in. Persian dub and Persian subtitles are both available, giving Farsi-speaking viewers an easy way into this slice of Italian history on a platform built around Persian-language streaming for the diaspora.

Cast & crew

Rose Island is a 2020 comedy film from Italy. It was directed by Sydney Sibilia. The cast is led by Elio Germano, Matilda De Angelis, Fabrizio Bentivoglio. It runs 117 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Sydney Sibilia

Cast

Elio Germano, Matilda De Angelis, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, François Cluzet, Tom Wlaschiha, Luca Zingaretti, Leonardo Lidi, Fabrizio Rongione

Country

Italy

Year

2020

Runtime

117 min

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Frequently asked questions

What year is Rose Island set, and when was the film released?

The events take place starting in 1968, and the film itself was released in 2020.

Who directed Rose Island?

Sydney Sibilia directed the film.

Is Rose Island based on a true story?

Yes, it follows engineer Giorgio Rosa's real attempt to establish an independent platform state, the Isle of Roses, off the coast of Rimini.

Does Rose Island have Persian dub or subtitles on K-Time?

Yes, both a Farsi dub and Farsi subtitles are available with a free K-Time account login.

What year was Rose Island made?

Rose Island was released in 2020 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.