The Old Bachelor
7.4
In an Iran weighed down by a struggling economy, two middle-aged brothers live with their bullying father. A man prone to rages and driven by chauvinism, the father’s abusiveness found his second wife leaving him. Now he picks on his eldest son, while the younger sibling fantasises about ways to kill his father. When the man rents out the flat above to a young woman, with intentions of marrying her, the woman’s attraction to the older son slowly pushes this profoundly damaged family to breaking point.
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Cast
16 people
Hamed Behdad
Ali Bastani
Known for
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Leila Hatami
Raana
Known for
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Mohammad Valizadegan
Reza Bastani
Known for
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Hassan Pourshirazi
Gholam Bastani
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Babak Hamidian
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Reza Rouygari
Raana's father
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Reza Rooygari
Fahimeh Rahimnia
Raana's mother
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Mahsa Bagheri
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Oktay Baraheni Director · August Strindberg Story Fyodor Dostoevsky Story
First release January 25, 2024 · Produced in Iran · Production FILMNET
Production
Amerian Film
Production
FILMNET
Production
Iran
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Languages
Original title
پیرپسر
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Netherlands · January 25, 2024
Premiere
Iran · June 11, 2025
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No release date listed for United States.
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