Tehran Taboo (2017)
Release: October 4, 2017 | Runtime: 1h 36m | Rating: 7.1
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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Main cast
- Arash Marandi as Babak
- Alireza Bayram as Mohsen
- Şiir Eloğlu as Schwiegermutter
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Sara
- Klaus Ofczarek as Father-in-Law
- Morteza Tavakoli as Amir
- Gernot Polak as Finance / Sex Trader
- Hasan Ali Mete as Judge
- Roxana Rahnama as Medical Assistant, Cultural Official
- Thomas Nash as Joseph
- Elmira Rafizadeh as Pari
- Bilal Yasar as Elias
- Aida Loos as Gynecologist
- Jasmina Ali as Amirs Girlfriend, School Official
- Adem Karaduman as Mohsens Colleague
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What is Tehran Taboo about?
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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