Director: Olivier Marchal
Cast: Victor Belmondo, Tewfik Jallab, Sofiane Zermani, Soufiane Guerrab, Juliette Dol
Squad 36 is a 2025 French crime thriller directed by Olivier Marchal, running 124 minutes and streaming on K-Time with Persian dubbing. Set against the gritty backdrop of French law enforcement, the film follows a disgraced detective who refuses to stay sidelined when his former squad members start dying under suspicious circumstances.
What is Squad 36 about?
After being stripped of his position in an elite police unit, a troubled and morally complicated officer refuses to let the case rest. When members of his old team begin dying one by one in what looks like a coordinated pattern, he launches an unauthorized parallel investigation — operating entirely outside the institutional channels that forced him out. With no official backing and few allies he can trust, he must race against an unseen adversary who seems to know exactly how the squad operated. The deeper he digs, the more he begins to question whether the danger stretches inside the institution itself. The film builds its tension through procedural detail, close-quarter confrontations, and a lead performance that keeps the viewer guessing at every turn.
Cast & crew
Olivier Marchal, a former French police officer turned filmmaker, brings authentic procedural credibility to the production. Victor Belmondo leads the cast alongside Tewfik Jallab, Sofiane Zermani, Soufiane Guerrab, and Juliette Dol. Yvan Attal, Nicolas Wanczycki, and Ludovic Faure round out the ensemble, lending the film a strong ensemble weight.
Context & significance
French crime cinema has long resonated with Persian-speaking audiences abroad who grew up watching European thrillers alongside Iranian productions. Squad 36 fits squarely into the tradition of morally driven, atmosphere-heavy French police dramas — a genre that values character psychology over pure spectacle. For diaspora viewers looking for quality international content beyond Hollywood fare, this Netflix-produced French thriller offers exactly that kind of slow-burn procedural tension. The film is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing, so you can follow every detail of the dialogue without subtitles.
Where & how to watch
Squad 36 is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing. You can watch directly in your browser, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no extra download, and no geo-blocking. Start and cancel anytime.