Director: Fansu Njie
A courtroom battle becomes a test of belief in "Stand Your Ground," a 2025 crime drama built around a mother who refuses to accept a guilty verdict she knows is wrong.
What is Stand Your Ground about?
When her son is charged with a killing he insists he did not commit, a devout woman finds every institution around her — police, prosecutors, even parts of her own community — already convinced of his guilt. The evidence looks damning, the legal odds are stacked, and public opinion has moved faster than the facts. Rather than a straightforward procedural, the film follows her as she wrestles privately with doubt, exhaustion, and the strain that a high-profile accusation puts on a family, while quietly working every avenue she has to give her son a fair hearing. The story stays grounded in a small-town American setting where reputation and rumor move as fast as any evidence, and it treats her faith as a source of resolve rather than a plot device.
Cast & crew
Peter Stormare and Eric Roberts anchor the supporting cast with the kind of weathered gravity their careers are known for, while Daniel Stisen carries the emotional center of the story as the accused son. Director Fansu Njie keeps the ensemble, including Adam Basil and Akie Kotabe, focused on quiet, character-driven tension rather than courtroom theatrics.
Context & significance
Released in 2025 and shot in the United States, "Stand Your Ground" belongs to a lineage of independent crime dramas that trade big set pieces for a close, personal look at how a single accusation can upend an ordinary family's life.
Where & how to watch
"Stand Your Ground" streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing, giving Farsi-speaking viewers a fully localized way to follow the story. Watching the film requires logging into a free K-Time account, though this page is open to read without one.