Director: Raul Gasteazoro
A low-budget American action title, The Protector follows a woman fighting for her freedom who becomes the unlikely guardian of a boy tied to the fate of a region's last freshwater source.
What is The Protector about?
In a near-future landscape where clean water has become the most contested resource of all, the last untapped reserve lies buried beneath a Native American reservation. Powerful, ruthless interests move to seize control of it, and a convict bargaining for her release is drawn into the conflict when she is charged with guarding a young boy. He may hold the key to protecting the water that so many are willing to kill for. Pursued across harsh terrain, the reluctant pair must outrun their hunters while the boy's strange importance slowly comes into focus.
Cast & crew
Marguerite Moreau headlines as the convict-turned-protector, alongside veteran actor Graham Greene and a supporting cast that includes Ary Katz, Christopher Redman and Matthew Fahey. The production is directed by Raul Gasteazoro.
Context & significance
Released in 2019, The Protector is a small independent action production built around a survival-chase premise and an ecological hook: the idea of freshwater as the resource future conflicts will be fought over. It leans on outdoor locations and a compact cast rather than large-scale spectacle, and pairs its action beats with a protective-guardian storyline. For viewers browsing K-Time's action shelf, it sits among the lower-profile genre entries — a straightforward chase thriller rather than a studio tentpole, of interest mainly to fans who like to work through the wider catalogue of the category.
Where & how to watch
The Protector is available to stream on K-Time with Persian subtitles. Reading this page costs nothing; to begin watching you only need to sign in with a free K-Time account. The platform's Farsi-first design lets Persian-speaking viewers browse the action catalogue, switch on subtitles and continue playback across their devices without friction.