TAXI TEHRAN (12) 2015 IRAN PANAHI, JAFAR £15.99
After being banned by the Iranian government from making films and placed under house arrest, Panahi poses as a taxi driver and drives around the busy streets of Tehran picking up passengers and recording their conversations.
The passengers discusses the social challenges that Iranian citizens face on a daily basis.
In Farsi with English subtitles
ENGLISH FILM NOTES TO TAXI TEHRAN
GERMAN LANGUAGE FILM NOTES TO TAXI TEHRAN
Clip 1 – “You a cabbie? No way Mr Panahi” on Vimeo or Youtube
Clip 2 – “Avoid sordid realism” on Vimeo or Youtube
Clip 3 – “We know they’re watching” on Vimeo or Youtube
(Vimeo clips can be downloaded)
Download hi-res jpeg of Quad Poster
Trailer on Vimeo (can be downloaded) or Youtube
Download photos: photo 1 photo 2 photo 3 photo 4 photo 5J
Jafar Panahi’s statement
Article in Le Monde speaking to Jafar Panahi’s daughter – English translation
Interview with Pooya Abbasian, involved in the post production
Swiss educational pamphlet (in French)
Cars in the movies – some free-wheeling association by Danny Leigh in The Guardian
DVD available to buy at
http://www.worldonlinecinema.com/Home/iranian-films-on-dvd
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