Where can I watch The Ascent in Persian?
The Ascent streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with a Persian dub and 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 buy in USDT, with no VPN, at ktime.app/fa/iran/buy, 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 1977 drama film from Soviet Union. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of November 2026.
Directed by Larisa Shepitko, this 1977 drama film carries an IMDb rating of 8.2.
Synopsis
Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
Cast & crew
The Ascent is a 1977 drama film from Soviet Union. It was directed by Larisa Shepitko. The cast is led by Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergey Yakovlev. It runs 111 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Larisa Shepitko
- Cast
- Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergey Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Mariya Vinogradova, Nikolai Sektimenko
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genre
- Drama, War