Tehran Taboo

Tehran Taboo

96 mins | Drama, Animation | Oct. 4, 2017

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.

Tehran Taboo

96 mins | Drama, Animation | Oct. 4, 2017

Tehran Taboo
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Coop 99 Filmproduktion, ORF, ZDF, Filmfonds Wien, Österreichisches Filminstitut, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Filmstandort Austria (FISA), Little Dream Entertainment, HessenFilm und Medien, Pixeltruck
Original title تهران تابو
Directors Ali Soozandeh
Writers Ali Soozandeh

Cast

Arash Marandi

as Babak

Alireza Bayram

as Mohsen

Şiir Eloğlu

as Schwiegermutter

Klaus Ofczarek

as Father-in-Law

Gernot Polak

as Finance / Sex Trader

Hasan Ali Mete

as Judge

Roxana Rahnama

as Medical Assistant, Cultural Official

Thomas Nash

as Joseph

Helia Shirtavani

as Medial Assistant (voice)

Pouria Zahan

as Soldier / Janitor (voice)

Bilal Yasar

as Elias

Aida Loos

as Gynecologist

Farhad Abadinejad

as Punter (voice)

Jasmina Ali

as Amirs Girlfriend, School Official

Rozita Assadollahy

as Mother of Counterfeiter / Donya's Mother (voice)

Sasan Behroozian

as Mohsen (voice)

Adem Karaduman

as Mohsens Colleague