Overview
A family's fragile bonds are tested when love and abuse collide in a tense household.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- oppressive
- claustrophobic
- brooding
- serious film night
- arthouse thriller viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gholam Bastani's abusive control shapes the lives and choices of his sons and Raana.
The brothers' shared home confines an already fractured family and intensifies conflict after Raana arrives.
The credited writers include Fyodor Dostoevsky, August Strindberg, and Ferdowsi alongside Oktay Baraheni.
Ali and Reza's relationship is strained by their abusive father and by Raana's attraction to Ali.
Films like The Old Bachelor, and why
The Celebration
shared domestic thriller structure, abusive patriarch, and claustrophobic family conflict
A Separation
shared iranian family drama, moral tension, and emotionally restrained realism
Dogtooth
shared oppressive household, patriarchal control, and psychologically disturbing family dynamics
The House of Yes
shared family psychodrama, escalating domestic abuse, and confrontation with a father figure
Movie Details
- Director
- Oktay Baraheni
- Release Date
- 2025-06-11
- Runtime
- 192 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (14)
Cast
- Hamed Behdad
- Leila Hatami
- Mohammad Valizadegan
- Hassan Pourshirazi
- Mohammad-Reza Davoudnejad
- Babak Hamidian
- Reza Rouygari
- Fahimeh Rahimnia
- Mahsa Bagheri
- Hajir Sam Ahmadi
Common questions
- What is The Old Bachelor about?
- An oppressive Iranian household fractures further when a young woman's arrival exposes the violence, desire, and resentment binding two brothers to their abusive father.
- What is The Old Bachelor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Old Bachelor as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Old Bachelor violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Old Bachelor as moderate.
- Which films are like The Old Bachelor?
- Films with a similar feel include The Celebration, A Separation, Dogtooth, and The House of Yes.
- How long is The Old Bachelor?
- The Old Bachelor runs 192 minutes.
