Tehran Taboo (2017)
Director
Ali Soozandeh
Main cast
Arash Marandi; Alireza Bayram; Siir Eloglu; Zahra Amir Ebrahimi; Klaus Ofczarek
Genres
Drama, Animation
Description
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehranâs 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.
Ali Soozandeh
Main cast
Arash Marandi; Alireza Bayram; Siir Eloglu; Zahra Amir Ebrahimi; Klaus Ofczarek
Genres
Drama, Animation
Description
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehranâs 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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