Director: Gabriel Beristain

Cast: Ron Perlman, Megan Montaner, Hovik Keuchkerian, Damián Alcázar, Marco de la O

The Gentleman is a 2025 Spanish-Mexican action crime thriller directed by Gabriel Beristain, starring Ron Perlman as a world-weary veteran whose quiet, routine existence is shattered by a brutal act of violence that pulls him into a dangerous spiral of retribution and consequence.

What is The Gentleman about?

Theo is an aging former soldier whose life has narrowed to a weekly ritual: visiting Olga, a woman whose company provides him with something resembling warmth and human connection. Their conversations are a lifeline of shared memories and quiet understanding. When Olga is violently killed, Theo refuses to accept her fate as an unsolved statistic. Fueled by grief and a soldier's instinct for action, he launches a relentless and bloody campaign to find those responsible. His pursuit draws in two unlikely figures: Iborra, a hard-drinking police detective who has seen too much to be shocked by anything, and Herodes, a cold and calculating hitman whose interests intersect fatally with Theo's own path. As Theo digs deeper, the world around him grows more perilous.

Cast & crew

Ron Perlman anchors the film with a performance built on weathered restraint, lending Theo a quiet menace. Megan Montaner brings emotional texture to a role that shadows the entire narrative. Hovik Keuchkerian and Damián Alcázar round out a strong ensemble, with Karra Elejalde and Unax Ugalde adding sharply drawn supporting turns. Director Gabriel Beristain brings a cool visual precision to the material.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Gentleman offers the kind of genre cinema that translates universally: a morally driven older man, a world indifferent to the vulnerable, and justice pursued outside the law. Spanish-language crime thrillers have built a devoted international following, and this film fits squarely into that tradition. Crucially, The Gentleman is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it fully accessible without any language barrier — a rare advantage for diaspora viewers who want to share this type of film with older family members or those less comfortable with English or Spanish dialogue.

Where & how to watch

The Gentleman is available on K-Time with Persian DUB and Persian subtitles. You can watch on the web, TV, or phone with no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Subscribe once and cancel anytime.