Haunted by memories as a child soldier in 1980s Iran, Behrouz finds himself in bustling, neon-soaked Los Angeles, working to become a real estate agent and live a simple life with his girlfriend Oksana. But Behrouz’s attempts at a normal life become increasingly difficult as his opium addiction and gambling habit rear their ugly heads, and he struggles to leave behind his past with the Iranian mafia. Soon Behrouz and Oksana find themselves caught between the feuding heads of the Iranian and Russian mobs.
Reza Sixo Safai
Behrouz
Helena Mattsson
Oksana
Parviz Sayyad
Cirrus
Julian Sands
Evgeny
Laura Harring
Lola
Dominic Rains
Farid
Kota Eberhardt
Lala
Gregory Kasyan
Sasha
Nikohl Boosheri
Sara
Daniel Zolghadri
Young Behrouz
The Loner is a action, mystery, crime, thriller film released in 2016. Directed by Daniel Grove, it stars Reza Sixo Safai, Helena Mattsson, Parviz Sayyad. Haunted by memories as a child soldier in 1980s Iran, Behrouz finds himself in bustling, neon-soaked Los Angeles, working to become a real estate agent and live a simple life with his girlfriend Oksana. But Behrouz’s attempts at a normal life become increasingly difficult as his opium addiction and gambling habit rear their ugly heads, and he struggles to leave behind his past with the Iranian mafia. Soon Behrouz and Oksana find themselves caught between the feuding heads of the Iranian and Russian mobs.
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