The Loner (2016)
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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If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Don't waist your time , I did , the Best thing in this movie the end song ,,,,,!!!!!!!!!!
Unsuccessful attempt to mimic Aronofsky. Has used a second handed material and , without having a clear idea about the image, trying to show.
This film has something exotic about it. Tells the story about an Iranian child soldier who, has an adult, lives in the US but is stuck with some fellow country-man of him that are ruling a kind of Persian crime syndicate. Not quit the live that the main character wants for himself but he has no choice. The exotic and particular element of this film is the Persian sub culture we see some glimpses of. This, and also some visual hypnotic images, gives this film something special, that overcomes the rather generic story.
You know when you start seeing a movie and you have no clue what to expect? If it turns out to be surprisingly good, i always have a feeling kinda like finding a little treasure. Well, i can say i definitely had that feeling after this film. The feeling of not knowing what to expect stayed with me in the first few scenes. But then gradually the pace picks up and the film sucks you in completely. 'True Romance' mixed with 'Eastern Promises' sort of. Just watch this film you won't regret it. Salut.