Director: Bruce Fontaine
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Casper Van Dien, Parmish Verma, Hasleen Kaur, Alex Zahara
Ruthless Bastards is a 2025 Canadian action-crime thriller directed by Bruce Fontaine, starring Sean Patrick Flanery and Casper Van Dien as two battle-hardened former enforcers who despise each other yet are forced to take on one final, life-threatening job together.
What is Ruthless Bastards about?
Two men who once worked the same brutal underworld circuit now want nothing to do with each other. Years of grudges, betrayals, and competing loyalties have left them bitter enemies. When a dangerous assignment lands in their laps — one neither can afford to refuse — they are compelled to set their hatred aside and operate as a reluctant team. The mission is violent, the stakes are lethal, and every step forward forces them to confront not just outside threats but the deep antagonism between them. The clock ticks as trust becomes the one resource neither man has in reserve.
Cast & crew
Sean Patrick Flanery, known for his long career in Hollywood action and crime productions, brings gritty intensity to his role. Casper Van Dien, a genre-film mainstay, matches him with a hard-edged performance. Canadian-based supporting cast members Alex Zahara and Sydney Scotia round out an ensemble comfortable in tightly wound, fast-paced crime drama.
Context & significance
For diaspora viewers who grew up on the Hollywood crime-thriller formula of the 1990s and 2000s — films built around reluctant partnerships and escalating danger — Ruthless Bastards delivers that familiar rush. The Canadian production keeps the aesthetic close to its American counterparts: urban grit, sharp cuts, and a narrative that wastes little time. Crucially, the film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, meaning viewers can follow every exchange in their native language without relying on subtitles. For households where Persian is the primary home language, that convenience makes a real difference when settling in for a tense 85-minute ride.
Where & how to watch
Ruthless Bastards is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.