Rent Tehran Taboo (2017)

3.6 of 5 from 123 ratings
1h 33min
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Synopsis:
Pari is a single mother selling herself for sex in order to care for her young son Elias, who often accompanies her on tricks. By chance she becomes a judge's kept woman and is given an apartment in a middle-class neighbourhood where she befriends Sara, whose perfect family life is a facade hiding secrets of her own. The lives of the two women become intertwined with Babak an aspiring musician frantically trying to raise money for an illegal operation to "restore" the virginity of the youthful Donya after their one night stand in an underground club.
As the stories of sex, drugs and corruption unravel, the unlikely allies push against the restrictions of the society they live in, and discover their lives are more alike than they think. Through rotoscoping animation, 'Tehran Taboo' provides an unsparing glimpse into the margins of modern day Iran.
Directors:
Ali Soozandeh
Producers:
Ali Samadi Ahadi, Mark Fencer, Frank Geiger, Armin Hofmann
Voiced By:
Farhad Abadinejad, Jasmina Ali, Rozita Assadollahy, Alireza Bayram, Sasan Behroozian, Zahra Amir Ebrahimi, Siir Eloglu, Adem Karaduman, Morteza Latif, Aida Loos, Payam Madjlessi, Arash Marandi, Hasan Ali Mete, Negar Mona Alizadeh, Thomas Nash, Ali Nasrabadi, Lilli Novi, Klaus Ofczarek, Farhad Payar, Gernot Polak
Writers:
Grit Kienzlen, Ali Soozandeh
Aka:
Teheran Tabu
Studio:
Peccadillo Pictures
Genres:
Anime & Animation, Drama
BBFC:
Release Date:
14/01/2019
Run Time:
93 minutes
Languages:
Farsi Dolby Digital 2.0, Farsi Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Drawing 'Tehran Taboo'
  • Inspiring 'Tehran Taboo'
  • Making 'Tehran Taboo'

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Reviews (2) of Tehran Taboo

Linked stories make up a compelling movie - Tehran Taboo review by TE

Spoiler Alert
16/04/2019

Very assured movie depicting the clash between natural, humane sexuality and a cruelly repressive, male-dominated social order.

The animation seems to be based mainly on a 'posterised' version of real actors performing the scenes. At first I wondered what was gained by this technique, but gradually the film becomes more and more beautiful, more and more easy on the eye.

I imagine that the insight into life in Tehran afforded by this film does not go down well with the Iranian authorities.

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Excellent - Tehran Taboo review by Sandy

Spoiler Alert
31/03/2020

This is a rotoscoped movie - a semi-animated feature. It tells the stories of three characters that intersect with each other at some point. There's a single mother who's been forced to work as a prostitute to look after her son, a bored married young woman who wants more than society is prepared to give her and a young musician who's trying to raise money to pay for a friend's medical treatment. All these characters are living in Tehran, and in this movie you get to see a seedy underbelly of corruption and double standards. People take risks or know people to get around the strict rules of the society. as such it is a film that reminds many that freedoms that are taken or granted are not universal and those that claim to be pure should be treated with some scepticism. The characters are treated sympathetically as they try to navigate a society that has strict social rules as well as strict laws. The film follows the characters as they stumble about and eventually their stories connect. A movie that is worth spending some time with, but probably not a movie if you want a light Saturday night's entertainment. The film gives you a perspective on a corner of the world - and is pretty strong.

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