Tehran Taboo (Téhéran tabou) [Sub: Eng] 2017 Watch Free in HD

San Francisco Chronicle

It's so heavily loaded with grievances that it begins to feel one-dimensional, though it's impossible to argue with its compassion for its characters, whose sufferings are imposed by an intensely repressive society.

February 28, 2018

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Cinemalogue.com

Although the themes are familiar, the urgency strikes a resonant chord that transcends borders.

February 16, 2018

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KPBS.org

"Tehran Taboo" is enlightening and engaging. It manages to be both tragic and wryly funny as it explores social, cultural and political issues of modern Iran.

April 12, 2018

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Los Angeles Times

These tales are brimming with urgency and conflict and serve as powerful reminders of the liberties and autonomy those of us living in the free world too often take for granted.

March 12, 2018

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The Young Folks

Tehran Taboo is a fascinating glimpse into how Iran's patriarchal and religious society affects men and women.

February 28, 2018

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New York Times

"Tehran Taboo" aims to expose systemic hypocrisy; in that respect, it is brisk and bracing.

February 13, 2018

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San Francisco Examiner

Some of the more dramatic developments feel heavy-handed. But the movie, which touches on everything from divorce to porn to abortion to illegal satellite dishes, is socially substantial and highly enjoyable female-focused...

March 02, 2018

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Chicago Reader

Like no Iranian movie I've seen, Tehran Taboo reveals the routine hypocrisy of people who observe and even enforce a strict religious code but secretly indulge in the pleasures of the flesh.

February 14, 2018

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RogerEbert.com

Using skillful, involving storytelling and beautifully executed rotoscoped photography, director Ali Soozandeh creates a world of intersecting urban miseries and challenges.

February 14, 2018

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Flickering Myth

Things are just as bleak at the end as they began, driving home the point that citizens, absolutely women, have every right in the world for wanting to seek refuge in more hospitable, progressive, developed, countries

February 15, 2018

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eFilmCritic.com

Amid the repression and pain there are some transcendent moments, some sweet shards of joy and leisure. The thickly lined bodies join together, come apart, fly or fall.

March 23, 2018

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San Diego Reader

Happily, Soozandah is more humanist than polemicist, so that what follows is less about the system than the people navigating it.

April 06, 2018

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