2017
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
1 h 43 m

2017
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
1 h 43 m

Summary As a child soldier, Behrouz (Reza Sixo Safai) miraculously survived the Iran-Iraq War to be squirreled away to the streets of Los Angeles. After two decades under the ruthless Iranian mobster Cirrus Golshiri (Parviz Sayyad), Behrouz leaves the underworld to follow his American Dream of becoming a “Real Estate Man”. But after a chance enc...

Directed By: Daniel Grove

Written By: Reza Sixo Safai, Daniel Grove

2017
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
1 h 43 m

2017
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
1 h 43 m

The Persian Connection

Name: The Persian Connection
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2017-07-14
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Rating: 49
Cast: Reza Sixo Safai, Helena Mattsson, Parviz Sayyad, Julian Sands, Dominic Rains

Metascore Mixed or Average

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Written By: Reza Sixo Safai, Daniel Grove

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We Got This Covered

Jul 10, 2017

The Loner is a hyper-surreal tale of neo-noir revenge, boasting Middle-Eastern influences that unlock new aspects of an age-old genre.

By Matt Donato FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Jul 12, 2017

It’s a B-movie, start to finish, a film noir with Americo-Persian flourishes, but a formula picture in any event. The Persian Connection still manages scenes that pop, violence that shocks (and satisfies) and performances that remind us that in the United States, movie stars come from all races and classes. Eventually.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Jul 10, 2017

Daniel Y-Li Grove adeptly creates an icy, über-hip atmosphere of sleek clubs, pulsating synths, and woozy opium trips, a style which has the unfortunate effect of draining much of the cultural specificity from his story.

By Keith Watson FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Jul 13, 2017

Writer-director Daniel Y-Li Grove impresses with his sleek, inventive style and effective pacing but falls short on depth and substance.

By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Black Light District

Release Date Jul 14, 2017

Duration 1 h 43 m

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Website https://www.facebook.com/blacklightdistrictentertainment

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Reza Sixo Safai

Behrouz

Helena Mattsson

Oksana

Parviz Sayyad

Cirrus

Julian Sands

Evgeny

Dominic Rains

Farid

Laura Harring

Lola

Nikolai Kinski

Sepehr

Nikohl Boosheri

Sara

David Diaan

Danush

Greg Kasyan

Sasha

Daniel Zolghadri

Young Behrouz

Kristof Konrad

Kiril

Kota Eberhardt

Lala

Eric Etebari

Jean Paul Sassahr

Marco Khan

Roham Rouhani

April Martucci

Club Goer

Nishi Munshi

Mahizer

Ardeshir Radpour

The Martyr of Karbala

Darren Richardson

Ygor

Lyudmila Velikaya

Dry Cleaner

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