Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, Sope Dirisu, William Houston
The Gorge is a 2025 American action-romance-sci-fi film directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy as two elite operatives stationed on opposite sides of a treacherous chasm, whose professional distance collapses when something ancient and lethal stirs below.
What is The Gorge about?
Lore and Drasa are world-class soldiers assigned to guard rival lookout posts perched above an impossibly deep gorge — one on each rim, separated by an abyss they are forbidden to cross. Over months of solitary duty, the two begin communicating across the divide, forging a bond neither mission briefing anticipated. When unspeakable creatures breach the gorge's depths and push toward the surface, the operatives must abandon their posts, enter the chasm together, and fight through horrors that have remained hidden for decades. The film balances its creature-feature threat against a slow-burn romance between two people who were strangers defined only by encrypted radio signals.
Cast & crew
Scott Derrickson, known for crafting genre films with genuine dread, directs from a script that leans into both spectacle and quiet intimacy. Miles Teller brings a grounded intensity to Lore, while Anya Taylor-Joy — commanding screen presence in every frame — makes Drasa equal parts lethal and vulnerable. Sigourney Weaver appears in a pivotal supporting role, lending the production considerable weight.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Gorge arrives as a confident genre hybrid: it is an action film with real emotional stakes, a creature feature with a love story at its center, and a sci-fi thriller that keeps its mysteries earned rather than arbitrary. Iranian audiences abroad have long gravitated toward Hollywood productions that pair physical danger with interpersonal drama — films where survival and human connection become inseparable. The Gorge checks both columns. It is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, meaning viewers can follow every nuance of the dialogue in their preferred mode, whether watching alone late at night or sharing the film with family members who prefer dubbed audio.
Where & how to watch
The Gorge is available now on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream it on the web, your television, or your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download. Cancel your subscription anytime.