Tehran Taboo

Tehran Taboo

Directed by Ali Soozandeh

Produced by Little Dream Entertainment, ORF

201796 min7.1 / 10

A dark, intellectually engaged portrait of lives lived in the shadows of Tehran's contradictions between religious law and human desire.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tehran Taboo sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Tehran Taboo scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Tehran Taboo end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Tehran Taboo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Tehran Taboo violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

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.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tehran Taboo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tehran Taboo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tehran Taboo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tehran Taboo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tehran Taboo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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