Director: Umberto Riccioni Carteni
Cast: Antonio Folletto, Laura Adriani, Vincenzo Nemolato, Saverio Picozzi
The Love Scam is a 2025 Italian romantic comedy directed by Umberto Riccioni Carteni, following two cash-strapped brothers in Naples who cook up an elaborate con to fleece a wealthy heiress — only to discover that genuine emotion is far harder to fake than a forged identity.
What is The Love Scam about?
Marco and his brother are buried under a mountain of debt with their beloved Neapolitan home on the line. Desperate for a quick fix, they zero in on a rich young woman as the perfect mark: one brother will charm his way into her life, pocket enough money to clear the slate, and vanish before she's any the wiser. The plan looks airtight on paper. What they fail to account for is the woman herself — sharp, funny, and disarmingly real — whose presence begins to crack the careful performance they have rehearsed. As the con deepens, so does the emotional cost, and the brothers must decide whether saving the house is still worth the price.
Cast & crew
Director Umberto Riccioni Carteni brings a light, sun-drenched touch to the Naples setting. Antonio Folletto leads as the brother drawn into the romance, with Laura Adriani bringing wit and warmth to the heiress he is supposed to deceive. Vincenzo Nemolato and Saverio Picozzi round out the ensemble, lending the brothers' partnership a screwball energy that keeps the comedy grounded.
Context & significance
Italian romantic comedies have long found enthusiastic audiences among Persian-speaking viewers — the Mediterranean warmth, family pressure, and comedic misunderstandings map naturally onto shared cultural instincts. The Love Scam leans into the classic con-gone-wrong formula that stretches from Hollywood screwball to contemporary European rom-coms, updated with a Naples backdrop full of narrow streets and cramped apartments that give the story an lived-in, relatable texture. For diaspora viewers who grew up watching dubbed foreign comedies on satellite, this title carries that same pleasurable familiarity — a story about family loyalty colliding with unexpected feeling. The film is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, so you can enjoy the full comic rhythm in your first language.
Where & how to watch
The Love Scam is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles. Stream it on your browser, smart TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start watching today and cancel anytime.