Director: Jay Duplass
Cast: Michael Strassner, Liz Larsen, Olivia Luccardi, Chris Strassner, Lewis Peterson
The Baltimorons is a 2025 American comedy-drama directed by Jay Duplass, following a newly sober man whose Christmas Eve dental emergency spirals into an unlikely night-long connection with his older dentist as the two wander through the streets and neighborhoods of Baltimore together.
What is The Baltimorons about?
On Christmas Eve, a man recently free from alcohol finds himself in acute pain and knocking on the door of the one dentist willing to see him. What starts as a clinical emergency quickly shifts into something warmer and stranger. The dentist, older and carrying her own quiet weight, agrees to take him in. Over the course of one long winter night the two move through Baltimore — its bars, its corners, its in-between places — talking, and slowly revealing themselves to each other. Neither planned to find connection here, and neither is quite sure what to do with it.
Cast & crew
Jay Duplass, one half of the Duplass Brothers filmmaking duo known for intimate low-budget character studies, directs with his characteristic preference for naturalistic performance. Michael Strassner leads as the recovering man, with Liz Larsen opposite him as the dentist. Olivia Luccardi, Chris Strassner, and Lewis Peterson round out the ensemble supporting cast.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Baltimorons offers a story type that translates across cultures — the single unplanned night that changes two strangers. The film's setting in Baltimore, a city rarely romanticized in American cinema, gives it a grounded, honest quality far from glossy Hollywood productions. For Iranians living abroad who have navigated sobriety, loneliness, or the particular strangeness of the holiday season as outsiders, the film's emotional register will feel familiar. The title itself gently mocks and embraces the people of Baltimore — an outsider affection diaspora viewers may recognize. The film is available with Persian dubbing, making it fully accessible without language barrier.
Where & how to watch
The Baltimorons is available now on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on your browser, smart TV دستگاه, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download needed. Subscribe and cancel anytime.