Tehran Taboo

    All titles (2)
    Feature Film | 2015-2017 | Animation, Arthouse, Drama, Society | Austria, Germany

    Main data

    DirectorAli Soozandeh
    Written byAli Soozandeh, Grit Kienzlen (co-writer)
    ProductionLittle Dream Entertainment GmbH [de], Coop99 Filmproduktion GmbH [at], Red Parrot Studios, ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen [de], Arte [de/fr]
    DistributorARP Sélection [fr], Camino Filmverleih GmbH [de], Celluloid Dreams [fr], Cirko Film [hu], Kino Lorber [us], Peccadillo Pictures [uk], Praesens-Film AG [ch]

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting19/05/2015
    End of shooting25/09/2015
    Number of shooting days28
    LocationsStudiodreh

    Project data

    Film financing
    Length of movie96 min.

    Cast

    Trailers/Videos

    • Trailer/Video on Vimeo

    Brief synopsis

    Die Prostituierte Pari, der Musikstudent Babak, die Hausfrau Sara und die junge Donya - alle haben auf ihre Weise unter der Tabuisierung von Sex und den restriktiven Gesetzen der iranischen Gesellschaft zu leiden. Als die vier Schicksale aufeinanderprallen, verändert sich das Leben aller... (http://dfff-ffa.de/)

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Elmira Rafizadeh    		Pari [L]
    Bilal YasarElias [L]
    Arash MarandiBabak [L]
    Negar Mona AlizadehDonya [L]
    Zahra Amir EbrahimiSara [L]
    Morteza TavakoliAmir [SR]
    Paul BasongaJungendlicher auf Motorad, Student 2 [SR]
    Alireza BayramMohsen [SR]
    Siir ElogluSchwiegermutter [SR]
    Hasan Ali MeteRichter [SR]
    Thomas Nash    		Josef + Student 1 [SR]
    Farhad PayarFälscher + Taxifahrer [SR]
    Manuel DraganDrogendealer+Djawad [BP]
    Alexander El DibChirurg [BP]
    Jasmin ShahaliBeamtin [BP]
    Roxana SternMedical Assistant, Cultural Official

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    AccountantKonstantin GeiselSteuerbüro Grobecker
    Vfx supervisorChristian Schiffler
    3d artistWeda Farahani
    3d artistPeter Anlauf
    3d artistCarlos Cursaro+ Lighting + Rendering
    Digital film compositorChristian Schneider
    ColoristJonas Schmid
    Director of photographyMartin Gschlacht
    1st assistant cameraMartin Schmachtel
    2nd assistant cameraPhilipp Glockner
    2nd assistant cameraMichael Krischan
    Camera traineeAndreas Weidinger [1]
    Casting directorSarah Lee
    Costume designerErika Navas
    Assistant costume designerGülşan Özer
    WardrobeAnna KriegerNachdreharbeiten
    WardrobeJulia Kassmannhuber
    DirectorAli Soozandeh
    1st AD (local system)Manuel Siebert
    Script supervisorBarbara Musger
    EditorAndrea Mertens
    Assistant editorVictor Rosario
    GafferDominik Danner
    Lighting technician / electricianGeorge BozkurtNachdreh Studio Köln
    Lighting technician / electricianUrs Höfer
    Lighting technician / electricianPeter Pejanovic
    Makeup artist / hair stylistWiltrud Derschmidt
    ComposerAli N. Askin
    Assistant to composerAnna Kühlein
    ProducerAli Samadi Ahadi
    ProducerFrank Geiger
    Co-producerBruno Wagner
    Co-producerMartin Gschlacht
    Co-producerAntonin Svoboda
    Prop masterPeter Suchy
    Standby propsFiona Brady
    Property assistantConstance Steininger
    Post production coordinatorMarkus Berera
    Post production assistantJana Plumm
    Unit managerJanusz WozniakNachdreh
    Production driverChristine Klinger
    Production driverOliver Odenthal
    ScreenwriterAli Soozandeh
    Co-writerGrit Kienzlen
    Sound re-recording mixerJanis Grossmann
    Audio description mixerPaul Wilke+Recording
    Foley artistMax Bauer
    Commissioning editorDoris Hepp
    Commissioning editorHeinrich Mis
    Commissioning editorChristian Cloos

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Little Dream Entertainment GmbH [de]
    Coop99 Filmproduktion GmbH [at]Koproduzent
    Red Parrot StudiosPostproduction
    ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen [de]Senderbeteiligung
    Arte [de/fr]Senderbeteiligung

    Distributing companies

    CompanyComment
    ARP Sélection [fr]Frankreich
    Camino Filmverleih GmbH [de]Deutschland
    Celluloid Dreams [fr]Weltvertrieb
    Cirko Film [hu]Ungarn
    Kino Lorber [us]USA
    Peccadillo Pictures [uk]Großbritannien
    Praesens-Film AG [ch]Schweiz

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    Finance/Law/Insuranceadag Payroll Services GmbHKomparsenabrechnung
    Finance/Law/InsuranceMarsh GmbH
    Film Processing/TransfersD-Facto Motion GmbH

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Ali Samadi Ahadi2017Hamburger FilmfestProduzentenpreis für Kino-KoproduktionenNominated
    Ali Soozandeh2017Festival de Cannes [fr]Semaine de la CritiqueNominated
    Ali Soozandeh2017Hamburger FilmfestArt Cinema AwardNominated
    Ali Soozandeh2017Fernsehfilmfestival Baden-BadenRegie-Nachwuchspreis MFG-StarWinner
    Ali Soozandeh2017European Script AwardDrehbuchWinner
    Ali Soozandeh2017Sitges [es]Best Animated Feature FilmWinner
    Ali Soozandeh2017Jerusalem Film Festival [il]Fipresci AwardWinner
    Ali Soozandeh2017Festival du Nouveau Cinéma [ca]Daniel Langlois Innovation AwardWinner
    Ali Soozandeh2017Tofifest International Film Festival [pl]Student Jury AwardWinner
    Martin Gschlacht2018Festival des deutschen Films [de]Ludwigshafener FilmkunstpreisNominated
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    TV-broadcast

    TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
    First showingGermanyarteSunday, 08/03/2020, 10.00 PM

    Cinema

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 16/11/2017
    Theatre releaseSwitzerlandThursday, 16/11/2017

    Links

    Websites
    http://www.teherantabu-film.de/
    Articles / Reports
    Projekt bei Filmfond Wienhttp://www.filmfonds-wien.at/filme/teheran-tabu