Is The Amateur available with Persian dub or Persian sub?

Yes — K-Time carries The Amateur with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles, so you can watch it entirely in Farsi or follow along with subtitles, whichever you prefer.

Koja bebinam filme The Amateur ba zirnevis farsi?

K-Time has the film with both Persian dub and subtitles. Sign in on your browser or Android TV and it plays instantly — no VPN needed from anywhere in the world.

Is The Amateur based on a book or a true story?

The film is based on Robert Littell's 1981 spy novel of the same name. The story is fictional, though it draws on the real tradecraft culture of Cold War-era intelligence agencies.

How long is The Amateur and is it suitable for teens?

The runtime is 122 minutes. The film contains action violence and mature thriller content, so parental guidance is recommended for younger viewers before sitting down to watch together.

The Amateur

Name: The Amateur
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2025
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Danny Sapani, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg

Director: James Hawes

Cast: Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Danny Sapani, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg

The Amateur is a 2025 American action-thriller directed by James Hawes, starring Rami Malek as a brilliant but desk-bound CIA cryptographer who forces his own agency to send him into the field after the terrorists who murdered his wife.

What is The Amateur about?

Charles Heller has spent his career cracking codes behind closed doors at Langley, invisible to the world of shadows outside. When his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, he realizes the CIA has no intention of pursuing justice — so he turns his deep knowledge of agency secrets into leverage. Coercing his handlers into giving him field training, Heller steps out of the server room and into a Europe full of armed professionals who have been doing this their entire lives. The mission: hunt down every member of the cell responsible. The problem: he has never held a gun outside a firing range.

Cast & crew

Rami Malek, the Oscar-winning star of Bohemian Rhapsody and No Time to Die, anchors the film with his trademark intensity as the grieving, obsessive Heller. He is supported by Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne, and Caitríona Balfe, with Holt McCallany and Michael Stuhlbarg rounding out a cast that lends real weight to the thriller's espionage world.

Context & significance

Iranian diaspora audiences have long had an appetite for intelligent spy thrillers where the protagonist outsmarts a system rather than simply overpowering it — a setup that resonates with anyone who has felt powerless against large institutions. The Amateur fits squarely in the tradition of thinking-person's action films like The Bourne Identity, pairing a cerebral hero with high-stakes European fieldwork. Crucially for Persian-speaking viewers, the film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, meaning you can follow every twist in your own language without missing a line of dialogue.

Where & how to watch

The Amateur is available on K-Time with Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it now on your browser, Android TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Cancel anytime.