Tehran Taboo
ARP Sélection | Release Date: February 14, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 14, 2018
The film is full of astute, and poetically staged, critiques of the parallel worlds resulting from Iran's police state. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeslie FelperinOct 4, 2018
The script crackles with such bleak little jokes like this, relieving the tension in a work that could otherwise prove overwhelmingly depressing and borderline melodramatic. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 11, 2018
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. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergFeb 13, 2018
Subtlety and aesthetic elegance — the jerky animation complements the blunt tone — are not among the film’s virtues. Tehran Taboo aims to expose systemic hypocrisy; in that respect, it is brisk and bracing. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartFeb 15, 2018
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. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireFeb 14, 2018
Using skillful, involving storytelling and beautifully executed rotoscoped photography, director Ali Soozandeh creates a world of intersecting urban miseries and challenges. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 8, 2018
The characters and plotting tend to be a little schematic, but just because the trajectories of the women’s narratives are predictable, it doesn’t follow that the story lacks power. On the contrary – this is fearless, potent storytelling. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungFeb 14, 2018
While its frank approach is refreshing, there is a sense of too much. Read full review
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