Tehran Taboo

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Tehran Taboo

2018

1h 36m

Drama

Animation

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36 Reviews

79%

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100+ Ratings

Four young people are forced to break the taboos of Iranian society.

Critics Consensus

Tehran Taboo is a marvelous chronicle of a country through the prism of rotoscope, with the overlay of striking animation giving writer-director Ali Soozandeh's acutely observed characters an extra dimension.

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

01/26/2019

The lyrical animation, and especially an expressive use of shadows which illuminates emotion in the actors' faces, makes it all appear to be unfolding in a woozy dream.

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Finley Crebolder

Little White Lies

10/08/2018

4/5

A striking debut feature from Soozandeh. Very excited to see what he comes up with next.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

10/07/2018

3/5

This is fearless, potent storytelling.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

06/02/2020

Welcome to a beautifully animated looking-glass world.

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

06/03/2019

3/4

Under Soozandeh's knowing and fiery direction, Tehran Taboo becomes an intriguing and often exhilarating work.

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John Lui

The Straits Times (Singapore)

04/10/2019

4/5

Iranian film-makers, more than anyone else it seems, have mastered the art of whole-of-society stories. This racy, funny, thought-provoking film, made in 2017, is one example.

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Thee S

@RT96701086 06/28/2023

Not my favorite visual style because of the filter-like look, but the story is solid.

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06/21/2020

This is a brave and revelatory drama that exposes the double-standards of conventional and sexual life customary of women to serve to men in the Iranian capital, which provides particularly startling insight behind the sexual submission and lack of freedom they must endure. The storytelling, subject and characters are matched in their excellence with the rotoscope animation, which adds to the films originality and makes it visually realistic and alluring. A great film.

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04/17/2019

Great movie. Love the story and animation

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10/09/2018

Fantastic film wonderfully written shows you the hypocrisy of society and the struggles women face on a daily basis it's excellent film

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09/03/2018

Smart and deeply moving, superbly executed and produced

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07/07/2018

In this movie You see and feel the pain, but it is not grey, its colorful and lively, it is real and you believe it!

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Synopsis

Four young people are forced to break the taboos of Iranian society.

Director: Ali Soozandeh
Producer: Ali Samadi Ahadi, Frank Geiger, Armin Hofmann, Mark Fencer
Screenwriter: Ali Soozandeh
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: ZDF
Genre: Drama, Animation
Original Language: Persian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.8K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)