Director: Jade Winters
Cast: Eleanor Barr-Sim, Ella McCready, Bryony Miller, Kathryn O'Reilly
Time Was is a 2025 British drama-romance-fantasy film directed by Jade Winters, running 73 minutes. The story follows a woman who moves into a new house hoping for a fresh chapter, only to find that the walls hold secrets she never anticipated — including an unexpected connection that blurs the line between longing and the supernatural.
What is Time Was about?
Beth arrives at her new home with one clear goal: put her past behind her and start over. Almost immediately, the house unsettles her — small, inexplicable disturbances that resist any rational explanation. When Melissa, a charming and perceptive interior designer, enters her life offering practical help, Beth welcomes the company. Their collaboration deepens into something neither woman fully understands, pulling Beth toward feelings she struggles to name. Meanwhile the strange occurrences around the house grow harder to dismiss. Beth begins to question whether the pressure of the move has fractured her grip on what is real, or whether the house — and Melissa — are part of something that exists beyond ordinary experience. The film holds its central mystery close, letting mood and atmosphere do the heavy lifting as Beth edges toward an answer she may not be ready to face.
Cast & crew
Director Jade Winters helms this quiet, atmosphere-first piece. Eleanor Barr-Sim leads as Beth, carrying the film's emotional weight through restrained, interior performance. Ella McCready plays Melissa, the designer whose warmth masks her own enigma. Bryony Miller and Kathryn O'Reilly round out the supporting cast, each adding texture to the world Beth inhabits as her certainties dissolve.
Context & significance
British supernatural romance has a long and devoted following among Persian-speaking viewers abroad, who often seek out emotionally intimate, women-led stories that mainstream platforms rarely spotlight. Time Was fits comfortably in a lineage of quiet, atmosphere-driven genre films that let romantic and uncanny elements intertwine without loudly announcing either. For diaspora audiences who want something reflective and unhurried — a film that sits with its characters rather than rushing them — this 73-minute feature offers exactly that register. It is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub as well as Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible to viewers at every level of comfort with English.
Where & how to watch
Time Was is available on K-Time with Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your web browser, TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.