Enjoyed the movie throughout. The search for connection was very well captured in all three characters! And the ridiculous situations the characters (especially Mina) find themselves in are hilarious. Truly fresh and original.
Plot summary
An ex bodybuilding champion now personal trainer, finds secret excitement in his life when he accepts to train a young man for the championships; An overweight beauty clinic secretary who lacks confidence in her physical appearance, uses her sexy voice to create a persona for seducing men she feels she could never have; and a dispirited religious singer tries his luck at becoming a wedding singer to increase the chances of finding the love of his life. This is the bittersweet tale of three middle-aged disenchanted characters yearning for love in a city that does not embrace them.—Anonymous
April 28, 2023 at 04:12 AM
Director
Ali Jaberansari
Top cast
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 948.36 MB
1280*536
Persian 2.0
NR
24 fps
1 hr 43 min
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Deadpan humour at its best!
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Iranian writer-director Ali Jaberansari's bittersweet tale
Iranian writer-director Ali Jaberansari's bittersweet tale about searching for romantic fulfilment in contemporary Tehran cuts between three disillusioned middle-aged individuals: an overweight salon receptionist (Forough Ghajabagli) who catfishes male customers, a poker-faced former bodybuilding champion (Amir Hessam Bakhtiari) and a glum funeral singer (Mehdi Saki) who's broken up with his fiancée. Unfolding in a milieu of private gyms, designer cafés and cosmetic procedures, Tehran: City Of Love possesses a deadpan humour reminiscent of Aki Kaurismäki, while the precisely framed static compositions convey how stifled its characters feel within their lonely lives.
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Persian Humour at it best
A new angle to Iranian cinema, witty, funny and smart. Mina and Vahid did incredible acting. The movie nicely brings together the conservative aspects of Iranian culture with the one of the modern Tehran. A real laugh out loud movie...
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