Tehran Taboo

Oct 4, 2017

1h 36m

★ 7.1

Overview

The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.

Genres

Drama

Animation

Production Companies

Little Dream Entertainment

ORF

Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

OFI

FISA

Filmfonds Wien

HessenFilm und Medien

Pixeltruck

ZDF

Coop99 Filmproduktion

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Cast

Babak

Arash Marandi

Mohsen

Alireza Bayram

Schwiegermutter

Şiir Eloğlu

Sara

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Father-in-Law

Klaus Ofczarek

Amir

Morteza Tavakoli

Finance / Sex Trader

Gernot Polak

Judge

Hasan Ali Mete

Medical Assistant, Cultural Official

Roxana Rahnama

Joseph

Thomas Nash

Pari

Elmira Rafizadeh

Elias

Bilal Yasar

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