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My Tehran for Sale (2009)
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My Tehran for Sale (2009)
Original name: تهران من حراج
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, Iran
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Marzieh is a young female actress living in Tehran. The authorities ban her theatre work and, like all young people in Iran, she is forced to lead a secret life in order to express herself artistically. At an underground rave, she meets Iranian born Saman, now an Australian citizen, who offers her a way out of her country and the possibility of living without fear.
Style: serious, captivating, disturbing, realistic, islamic, independent film
Plot: rebellion, government agency, state affairs, family relations, life is a bitch, gender, against the rules, mother daughter relationship, love, suicide, political prisoner, iranian, hijab, fascism, society, rave, performer's life, party, fascist, mistress, aids, taxi driver, psychiatrist, hiv, abortion ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: iran, tehran iran, australia

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