Tehran Taboo (2017)

Original title

Theran Taboo

Directed by

Ali Soozandeh

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

16

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Tehran, three women and a male musician struggle against repressive religious laws and the hypocrisy in their society. The film follows their separate attempts to find freedom and dignity in their daily lives.

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What happens

Tehran Taboo (Persian: تهران تابو) is a 2017 Persian-language adult animated drama film written and directed by Ali Soozandeh. Animated through rotoscope, the film tells the story of three women and a male musician living in Tehran and their desperate attempts at coping with Iran's strict religious laws and resulting double standards. The film was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and was released in the United States in February 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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