Is Samurai in Berlin an Iranian film?

Yes, it is a fully Iranian production directed by Mehdi Naderi and filmed in 1397 (2018–19). The cast is Iranian and the film is produced by Abolfazl Saffari.

Does Samurai in Berlin have Persian dub or sub?

It streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing, so you can watch in Farsi without reading subtitles. No language settings to change — the dub plays by default.

Koja mitoonam Samurai in Berlin ro online bebinam?

You can watch it on K-Time at ktime.app — on your smart TV, phone, or browser. No VPN needed, works from anywhere, cancel anytime.

What genre is Samurai in Berlin?

It is an action-comedy, blending physical humor and martial-arts absurdity with a fish-out-of-water story set in Germany. Light, fun, and suitable for a broad Iranian family audience.

Samurai In Berlin

Name: Samurai In Berlin
Genre: Action, Comedy
Cast: Hamid Farrokhnezhad, Amir Mahdi Jule, Mir Taher Mazloomi

Director: Mehdi Naderi

Cast: Hamid Farrokhnezhad, Amir Mahdi Jule, Mir Taher Mazloomi

Samurai in Berlin is an Iranian action-comedy film directed and written by Mehdi Naderi, produced by Abolfazl Saffari. Set against a European backdrop, the film blends physical comedy with the culture clash of an Iranian protagonist navigating life far from home, delivering laughs through misadventure and martial-arts absurdity.

What is Samurai In Berlin about?

When an unlikely Iranian hero finds himself stranded in the German capital, his instincts as a self-styled samurai warrior collide with the bewildering pace of Berlin's streets. Surrounded by characters who have no framework for his particular brand of honor and bravado, he must bluff, stumble, and improvise his way through a series of escalating misunderstandings. The story leans into the comedy of displacement — a man out of place in every possible sense, whose confidence exceeds his actual skill, and whose stubborn sense of personal code keeps landing him in bigger and bigger trouble. The stakes are low but the laughs are genuine.

Cast & crew

Hamid Farrokhnezhad, one of Iranian cinema's most recognizable comic actors, anchors the film with his signature deadpan charisma. Amir Mahdi Jule and Mir Taher Mazloomi fill out the ensemble, each bringing their own brand of timing to a story that depends heavily on well-matched performers bouncing absurdist situations off one another. Director Naderi also wrote the screenplay.

Context & significance

Iranian comedy films with a foreign-city setting have carved out a devoted audience among diaspora viewers — they speak directly to the experience of Iranians living abroad, where cultural misreads and identity negotiations are everyday realities. Samurai in Berlin taps into that vein while adding a genre twist: the action-comedy framework lets it play the fish-out-of-water premise for maximum physical comedy. For Persian-speaking viewers outside Iran, there is a particular pleasure in watching an Iranian character hold his own — however chaotically — in a Western city, and the film delivers that with warmth and self-awareness. It is the kind of light, crowd-pleasing cinema that works perfectly for a family movie night.

Where & how to watch

Samurai in Berlin is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, so no subtitles are needed. Watch on your TV, computer, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download. Subscribe and cancel anytime.