2 Days Only: LA Theatrical Release of Acclaimed Documentary TEHRAN ANAR NADARD!

TEHRAN HAS NO MORE POMEGRANATES (Tehran Anar Nadarad) is a post-modern feature documentary that uses style and sarcasm to capture the chaotic and paradoxical soul of the Iranian mega-city.

Director Massoud Bakhshi and crew are on a mission to make a film about their hometown, Tehran, but have hit a wall and must explain to their overseers at the Documentary Film Center why their project cannot be completed. They decide to investigate the city’s past in order to better understand the present. What follows is a sarcastic and comic narrative about Tehran’s transformation from a small village into a megapolis of increasing urban mess, pollution, inadequate housing, class gaps and the fatal destiny of its delicious pomegranates. Using an energetic mix of rare archival footage from the past 150 years, unconventional photography, mock interviews and a playful soundtrack, the aesthetic and cultural values of old and new Tehran are brought to life. In the process, director and crew embark on a self-discovery, realizing that while they belong to a drastically transformed Tehran, being a Tehrani is a timeless state of mind.

Official Selection HOTDOCS, IDFA, Full Frame, Rotterdam Film Festivals

Written and Directed by Massoud Bakhshi; Narrated by Nosrat Karimi; Music my Mohsen Namjoo

"An imaginative and engaging history of Tehran that uses a petulant barbed humor to deliver a steady stream of irony about this drastically transformed society" -Variety

7 and 9 pm (two screenings per night)

Also Nov. 6th 7pm & 9pm

Call (310) 281-8233 for showtimes and buy tickets up to two weeks in advance
https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com/Landmark.aspx?TheatreID=267



Posted by shaghayegh.
Reviewed/approved by Talieh Shahrokhi.