Rent Tehran Taboo (2017)

Linked stories make up a compelling movie - Tehran Taboo review by TE

Very assured movie depicting the clash between natural, humane sexuality and a cruelly repressive, male-dominated social order.

The animation seems to be based mainly on a 'posterised' version of real actors performing the scenes. At first I wondered what was gained by this technique, but gradually the film becomes more and more beautiful, more and more easy on the eye.

I imagine that the insight into life in Tehran afforded by this film does not go down well with the Iranian authorities.

Excellent - Tehran Taboo review by Sandy

This is a rotoscoped movie - a semi-animated feature. It tells the stories of three characters that intersect with each other at some point. There's a single mother who's been forced to work as a prostitute to look after her son, a bored married young woman who wants more than society is prepared to give her and a young musician who's trying to raise money to pay for a friend's medical treatment. All these characters are living in Tehran, and in this movie you get to see a seedy underbelly of corruption and double standards. People take risks or know people to get around the strict rules of the society. as such it is a film that reminds many that freedoms that are taken or granted are not universal and those that claim to be pure should be treated with some scepticism. The characters are treated sympathetically as they try to navigate a society that has strict social rules as well as strict laws. The film follows the characters as they stumble about and eventually their stories connect. A movie that is worth spending some time with, but probably not a movie if you want a light Saturday night's entertainment. The film gives you a perspective on a corner of the world - and is pretty strong.