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Tehran Taboo
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Title: Tehran Taboo

Release Date: 4 Oct 2017

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama, Animation

Director: Little Dream Entertainment, ORF, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, OFI, FISA, Filmfonds Wien, HessenFilm und Medien, Pixeltruck, ZDF, Coop99 Filmproduktion

Production Companies: Little Dream Entertainment, ORF, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, OFI, FISA, Filmfonds Wien, HessenFilm und Medien, Pixeltruck, ZDF, Coop99 Filmproduktion

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (91 votes)

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
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