The Persian Connection

Name: The Persian Connection
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: July 14, 2017
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 49
Cast: David Diaan, Dominic Rains, Gregory Kasyan, Helena Mattsson, Julian Sands

2017

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Samuel Goldwyn Company, The | Release Date: July 14, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: David Diaan, Dominic Rains, Gregory Kasyan, Helena Mattsson, Julian Sands, Laura Harring, Nikohl Boosheri, Nikolai Kinski, Parviz Sayyad, Reza Sixo Safai

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 chanceAs 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 encounter involving a high-stakes poker game, he is brought back into the life he left behind and accused of stealing from his former boss. Behrouz and his Russian girlfriend Oksana (Helena Mattsson), must hunt down missing drugs as events from his past and present clash spiraling out of control. [Samuel Goldwyn Films]… Expand

Director: Daniel Grove

Genre(s): Action, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 103 min

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Matt Donato

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. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

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. Read full review

Keith Watson

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. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

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. Read full review

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