Director: Andrea Jublin
A washed-up dog trainer chasing one more shot at redemption is the engine behind The Trainers, a 2024 Italian comedy from director Andrea Jublin built around competitive obedience trials and the messy business of starting over.
What is The Trainers about?
Pasquale has spent years losing to his ex-wife on the agility circuit, and the latest defeat leaves him broke, embarrassed, and short on the funds he needs to open a training centre of his own. Rather than fold, he pulls together a ragtag crew of misfit dogs and even more misfit humans, betting that raw stubbornness can make up for years of bad luck. What follows is less about winning any single competition and more about Pasquale learning to trust people again after a string of professional and personal setbacks. The film moves briskly through rehearsal-hall chaos, rival trainers, and a small-town competition circuit that treats every ribbon like a title fight.
Cast & crew
Lillo Petrolo leads as Pasquale, leaning on his comic timing to keep the character sympathetic rather than pathetic. Geppi Cucciari plays his ex-wife and rival with sharp, understated confidence, while Giovanni Vernia and Francesca Agostini round out the training centre's oddball roster of clients and colleagues.
Context & significance
The Trainers sits squarely in the Italian comedy tradition of underdog ensembles, using the dog-agility world as a low-stakes stage for a story really about pride, exes, and second chances. Andrea Jublin keeps the pacing light, favoring quick scenes and visual gags over long dialogue stretches, which makes the film an easy watch for viewers who want laughs without heavy plotting.
Where & how to watch
The Trainers is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, giving Farsi-speaking viewers an easy way into its fast, gag-driven comedy. This page is free to browse; watching the film itself just needs a quick K-Time login, part of a viewing experience built with the Iranian diaspora in mind.