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Taxi Tehran – Held Over!

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Directed by Jafar Panahi
2015, Iran, 82 min
Iranian w/ English subtitles

Though he was sent to prison for 6 years and banned from making films for 20 years, Internationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi (This is Not a Film, The Circle) now creates films that are smuggled out of the country. In this film, Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers who candidly express their own views of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director. This film captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema.

 

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One of the most captivating cinematic experiences of this year...gentle, reflective, and revealing, intimate and wide-ranging, compact and moving.
- New York Times
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