My Tehran for Sale (2009)
November 19, 2009Release Date
My Tehran for Sale (2009)
November 19, 2009Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Marzieh Vafamehr
Marzieh
Amir Chegini
Saman
Asha Mehrabi
Sadaf
Mitra Mehraban
Shadi
Mobina Karimi
Niloufar
Emre Tetikel
Sinan
Granaz Moussavi
Director
Kate Croser
Producer
Details.
Release DateNovember 19, 2009
Original Nameتهران من حراج
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Budget$623,000
Genres
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My Tehran for Sale (Persian :تهران من، حراج), is a 2009 Australian-Iranian feature film written and directed by poet turned filmmaker Granaz Moussavi, produced by Cyanfilms and starring Marzieh Vafamehr, and Amir Chegini and Asha Mehrabi.
Officially selected by Toronto, Rotterdam, Pusan and several other international film festivals, this film explores the contemporary Tehran and its underground art scene, focusing on the life of a young actress who has been banned from her theater work. Struggling to pursue her passion in art as well as her secret lifestyle in a socially oppressed environment, Marzieh gets involved in some subsequent and unexpected events leading her to a decision-making dilemma regarding her survival and identity. My Tehran for Sale has been compared with Cristian Mungiu's film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Parviz Jahed, an Iranian critic and film scholar.My Tehran For Sale is the winner of Independent Spirit Inside Film Awards 2009. It won the jury award for best feature Film at the TriMedia Film Festival in 2010. Apart from various festivals and universities the film was screened at Museum of Modern Art in New York as well as Cinémathèque Française in Paris.