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Taxi Tehran – A Film By Jafar Panahi

Name: Taxi Tehran – A Film By Jafar Panahi
Uploaded: 2015-06-30T02:19:33+08:00
Channel: Gary Lim
Description: For an exceptionally lithe, inventive 80 minutes, banned Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi himself drives a taxi through the busy streets of Tehran, picking up various passengers who serve as conduits for a provocative discussion of Iranian social mores and the art of cinematic storytelling. "...subtle, humorous and humane. It tells you more about modern

PUBLISHED June 30th, 2015 02:19 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

For an exceptionally lithe, inventive 80 minutes, banned Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi himself drives a taxi through the busy streets of Tehran, picking up various passengers who serve as conduits for a provocative discussion of Iranian social mores and the art of cinematic storytelling.

“…subtle, humorous and humane. It tells you more about modern Iran, I think, than you’ll discover on the news.” – The Guardian

Filled with love for his art, his community, his country and his audience.” – Darren Aronofsky

This film is running from Tuesday, 30th June to Wednesday, 8th June at [The Projector](http://theprojector.sg/).

For showtimes and ticketing information, please click [here](http://theprojector.sg/filmsandevents/taxi-tehran/)

Gary Lim

Deputy Editor

Gary is one of those proverbial jack of all trades… you know the rest. When not writing about lifestyle and culture, he dabbles in photography, graphic design, plays four instruments and is a professional wearer of bowties. His greatest weakness: spending more money on clothes than he probably should. Find him across the social world as @grimlay

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