Director: Peter Dourountzis
Cast: Sami Bouajila, Mallory Wanecque, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Valérie Donzelli, Stefan Crepon
Vultures is a 2025 French crime thriller directed by Peter Dourountzis, following a journalist and his journalist-daughter intern as they investigate a young woman's murder and uncover a chilling pattern that connects it to a second killing.
What is Vultures about?
Samuel is a seasoned magazine journalist; Ava is his daughter and new intern, still learning the trade. When they are assigned to report on the brutal killing of a young woman, what begins as a straightforward press assignment gradually darkens. As father and daughter dig deeper into the case, they start noticing unsettling parallels between this murder and the death of another woman from the recent past. The investigation pulls them into uncomfortable territory — professionally, legally, and personally — as the stakes of what they are uncovering grow far larger than any story either of them had bargained for.
Cast & crew
Lead Sami Bouajila brings a weathered gravitas to the role of Samuel, while newcomer Mallory Wanecque holds her own opposite him as Ava. The ensemble is rounded out by veteran French character actors Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Valérie Donzelli, Stefan Crepon, Andréa Bescond, Gilles Cohen, and Samuel Jouy, all directed by Peter Dourountzis.
Context & significance
French crime dramas have long resonated with Persian-speaking audiences, who have a strong appetite for tightly plotted investigative thrillers. Vultures fits squarely in the tradition of morally complex French noir: a newsroom procedural that asks how far the pursuit of truth should go, and what it costs the people chasing it. For diaspora viewers who enjoy the genre — whether from European cinema or the wave of prestige streaming crime series — this film offers a compact, atmospheric 104-minute experience. It is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it fully accessible to Farsi-speaking households who prefer watching in their native language.
Where & how to watch
Vultures is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles — watch in the language you prefer. Stream on the web, on your TV, or on your phone, with no geo-blocking and no VPN needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.