Teheran '43

Teheran '43

Directed by Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov

Produced by Méditerranée Cinéma, Mosfilm

1981192 min6.4 / 10

A Cold War espionage thriller that weaves together a failed WWII assassination plot with a decades-later manhunt, anchored by a bittersweet romance and the specter of Nazi vengeance.

This story starts in 1980 in Paris as the memories of Andrei Borodin, a Soviet agent, take the action back to 1943 during the Teheran meetings of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. A high-ranking Nazi officer developed a plan to assassinate the three world leaders in order to undermine the Allied forces. He commissioned the German agent Max Richard to carry out his plan, but it failed miserably due to the quick action and thinking of Andrei. While in Teheran, Andrei met a French woman, Marie Louni, living in the city and they had a brief but intense affair. Nearly four decades later, the Nazi officer has been captured - but not for long. Freed by terrorists, the officer is hunting down the German agent who failed to carry out the planned assassinations. Max lives at Françoise, a young French woman, who hides him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Teheran '43 scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Teheran '43 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Teheran '43 sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Teheran '43 end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Teheran '43 easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Teheran '43

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Teheran '43

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Teheran '43, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Teheran '43, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Teheran '43, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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