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Jafar Panahi's Taxi


Directed by: Jafar Panahi


2015 | Iran | 82 min | Unrated



Screening

Friday, February 19, 2016, 7pm

Matinee

Saturday, February 20, 2016, 3pm

Screening

Saturday, February 20, 2016, 7pm



Internationally acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (This is Not a Film) drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse (and yet representative) group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world, while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver/director. His camera, placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio, captures a spirited slice of Iranian society while also brilliantly redefining the borders of comedy, drama and cinema.



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