Tehran: City of Love (2019)
Three lonely people, each looking for love in their own ways. This is hard enough in any big city – never mind in Tehran, where individual freedoms can’t be taken for granted. In a sexy voice on the telephone, an overweight receptionist seduces men who wouldn’t look twice at her real ‘me’. A former bodybuilding champion now earns a living as a personal trainer. When he develops feelings for a promising young sportsman as a client; he drops everything else; even a very promising acting job for a well-known French director. A singer at religious funerals is dumped by his fiancée. He tries to find new purpose in life by retraining as a singer at weddings and parties. That’s a lot more attractive to women, his friend assures him.
Cast
- Forough Ghajebeglou - Mina
- Mehdi Saki - Vahid
- Amir Hessam Bakhtiari - Hessam
- Behnaz Jafari - Niloufar
- Amir Reza Alizadeh - Arshia
- Aram Mahzari - Reza
- Mohsen Soleimani - Sadegh
- Heshmatollah Aramideh - Haj Agha
- Jafar Darvishzadeh - Casting director
- Farshad Aasadollahpour - Ostad Sami
Screenplay
Keywords
closeted homosexual, gay theme
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tehran: City of Love about?
- Three lonely people, each looking for love in their own ways. This is hard enough in any big city – never mind in Tehran, where individual freedoms can’t be taken for granted. In a sexy voice on the telephone, an overweight receptionist seduces men who wouldn’t look twice at her real ‘me’. A former bodybuilding champion now earns a living as a personal trainer. When he develops feelings for a promising young sportsman as a client; he drops everything else; even a very promising acting job for a well-known French director. A singer at religious funerals is dumped by his fiancée. He tries to find new purpose in life by retraining as a singer at weddings and parties. That’s a lot more attractive to women, his friend assures him.
- Who directed Tehran: City of Love?
- Tehran: City of Love was directed by Ali Jaberansari.
- Who stars in Tehran: City of Love?
- Tehran: City of Love stars Forough Ghajebeglou, Mehdi Saki, Amir Hessam Bakhtiari, Behnaz Jafari, Amir Reza Alizadeh, Aram Mahzari.
- How long is Tehran: City of Love?
- Tehran: City of Love has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is Tehran: City of Love?
- Tehran: City of Love is a Romance film.
- Where was Tehran: City of Love produced?
- Tehran: City of Love was produced in United Kingdom, Iran, Netherlands.