Where can I watch The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Persian?
The Unbearable Lightness of Being streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1988 drama film from United States of America. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.
Directed by Philip Kaufman, this 1988 drama film carries an IMDb rating of 7.2.
Synopsis
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
Cast & crew
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 drama film from United States of America. It was directed by Philip Kaufman. The cast is led by Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin. It runs 171 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Philip Kaufman
- Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Stellan Skarsgård, Erland Josephson, Pavel Landovský, Donald Moffat
- Country
- United States of America
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 171 min
- Genre
- Drama, Romance