Tehran Taboo
Iranian Cinema • 1h 36m
Directed by Ali Soozandeh • Drama• 2018 • Germany, Austria, Iran • Farsi with English subtitles
Starring Elmira Rafizadeh, Balil Yasar, Negar Mona Alizadeh
In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several women and a young musician intersect in the bustling metropolis of Tehran, where breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation. Making use of rotoscope animation, expat Iranian filmmaker Ali Soozandeh creates a portrait of contemporary Tehran that would be impossible by any other means.
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