Tehran Taboo's reviews
Media reviews
Los Angeles Times
That the film is animated, yet feels so thoroughly real, is a testament to its vivid use of rotoscoping as well as a solid script by director Ali Soozandeh, an Iranian expatriate.
The Guardian
The script crackles with bleak little jokes, relieving the tension in a work that could otherwise prove overwhelmingly depressing and borderline melodramatic.
New York Times
'Tehran Taboo' aims to expose systemic hypocrisy; in that respect, it is brisk and bracing.
New York Post
It?s a more somber companion to Marjane Satrapi?s 2007 film ?Persepolis,? which explored life under the Iranian Revolution with dark humor: Here, the laughter?s mostly a prelude to tears.
Roger Ebert
Involving storytelling and beautifully executed rotoscoped photography, director Ali Soozandeh creates a world of intersecting urban miseries and challenges.
The Hollywood Reporter
Every scene makes a political point about the religious and political repression of personal life in Iran so that at times it feels that the screenplay is built around opportunities to tick off the long list of repressive laws and social norms
Screen Daily
The animation is impressive, but the story uses generalities to express their ideas.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote