The Bob Dylan lyric “I pity the poor immigrant” may well spring to mind to viewers of Milad Alami’s “The Charmer,” although at first glance there seems to be little that’s pitiable about the film’s protagonist, Esmail (Ardalan Esmaili), an Iranian living in Denmark. Handsome and well-mannered, the young man evidently has an active sex life due to his facility at picking up women. Yet the more we see of his circumstances, the clearer it becomes that behind the guy’s polished exterior, something else lurks – desperation.The Charmer 2017 Movie Download.
A sharply crafted drama that has elements of noirish suspense, the Danish-Swedish coproduction, which is distinguished by exceptionally fine performances by its three leading actors, offers an incisive, penetrating look at the psychological disorientation and dilemmas of people caught between cultures. In the case of Esmail, that entails certain challenges and complications in his romantic life. Early in the film, we see him at a posh country party where he stands out as the only dark-haired guy in a sea of handsome Danish blonds. Smooth and poised enough to blend in socially, he’s with a woman he’s dating who apparently is also comfortable, but perhaps only in a crowd.
When they’re alone, they both enjoy a passionate coupling in bed, but as soon as they start talking, her unhappiness comes out. He has been “rushing things,” she complains. They barely met and then he presumed to move in with her. She can’t take it. This is not what she wants. Abruptly but decisively, she breaks off the relationship.