The Loner
World Premiere

The Loner

Viewpoints
| USA | 102 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
Action, Thriller
Haunted by memories as a child soldier in 1980s Iran, Behrouz (Reza Sixo Safai, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) 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. Parviz Sayyad, one of the best-known actors of pre-revolutionary Iran, plays the fear-inducing Iranian mobster Cirrus, and a wild Julian Sands plays his out-of-control Russian counterpart, Evgeny.

First-time feature filmmaker Daniel Grove deftly balances action and violence with a bold visual style, while sensitively portraying Behrouz’s troubled past and present. Accompanied by a pulsating electro soundtrack, this multi-layered neon-noir takes you on a thrilling ride through the underbelly of Los Angeles.

—Jule Rozite

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Daniel Grove
Daniel was born in Singapore and raised in Singapore, Jakarta, Sydney and Los Angeles. His screenplay for the short Blackbird was a nominee for the 2011 Student Academy Awards for Best Dramatic Short. In 2012 he was a recipient of the Panavision Young Filmmaker Award, the Eastman Kodak Film Grant as well as the Jeffrey Jones Scholarship for Screenwriting. The Loner is his feature film debut.
Director
Daniel Grove
Screenwriter
Daniel Grove
Producer
Seth Caplan, Reza Sixo Safai
Editor
Brian Scofield
Associate Producer
Malcolm Granath
Cinematographer
Steven Capitano Calitri
Production Designer
Michael Bricker
Executive Producer
Patrick Grove, Luke Elliott, Daniel Grove
Costume Designer
Kim Ngo
Make Up
Alex Perrone
Cast
Reza Sixo Safai, Helena Mattson, Parviz Sayyad, Julian Sands, Laura Harring, Dominic Rains

Contacts
International Sales Contact
Seth Caplan
Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310 228 8761
sethcaplan@gmail.com
US Sales Contact
CAA
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Filmsales@caa.com
Print Source
Daniel Grove
Phone: 323 696 5628
daniel@blacklightd.com
Press Contact
Steven Beeman
Falco Ink
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 917 854 8700
stevenmbeeman@falcoink.com
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