Movie

Tehran Taboo

2017 · 96 min

An unflinching, quietly harrowing portrait of lives squeezed by hypocrisy, told with a cold realism that lingers and unsettles.

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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, gender, trauma
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
gender
trauma
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong