Director: Hicham Hajji
Cast: Cillian O'Sullivan, Gary Dourdan, Robert Knepper, Soraya Azzabi, Eric Roberts
The Lost Princess is a 2025 American-Moroccan action-adventure film directed by Hicham Hajji, blending mystical visions with a sweeping royal mystery set across haunted castles and forbidden pasts. At 105 minutes, it moves at a brisk pace through love, secrecy, and dangerous inheritance.
What is The Lost Princess about?
When Alec experiences a vivid Ayahuasca-induced vision, he finds himself transported to the corridors of a crumbling, ghostly castle. There he encounters Hanna, a young woman burdened by a history she can barely speak aloud. She reveals that her mother was forced into a marriage against her will, and that a passionate, clandestine bond with Hanna's father placed everything at risk — especially when signs of pregnancy made the secret impossible to keep. Alec must piece together what is real and what is vision as the weight of a hidden royal lineage presses down on both of them. The film weaves the present with a turbulent past, asking how much of our fate is written before we are born.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Hicham Hajji, a Moroccan-based filmmaker known for crossing European and North African production territories. The ensemble includes Cillian O'Sullivan as Alec, Gary Dourdan in a supporting role, veteran character actor Robert Knepper, and Eric Roberts. Soraya Azzabi and Irma Lake anchor the castle scenes, while Luka Peroš and Kacey Mottet Klein round out the international cast.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Lost Princess taps into storytelling traditions that feel deeply familiar: forbidden love, forced marriages, hidden bloodlines, and the weight of secrets carried across generations. These are themes that run through classical Persian literature from Shahnameh to modern Iranian drama. The film's Moroccan locations give it an atmosphere reminiscent of Middle Eastern aesthetics — ornate interiors, ancient fortress walls — that resonate visually with Iranian viewers. It arrives on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it an accessible watch for Farsi-dominant households or anyone who wants to enjoy an international mystery without reading subtitles.
Where & how to watch
The Lost Princess is available now on K-Time with a Persian dub. You can stream it through your web browser, on your TV via the K-Time Android TV app, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscription is flexible; cancel anytime.