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Rapping in Tehran

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Rapping in Tehran
Directed byHassan Khademi
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
37 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Rapping in Tehran is a 2009 documentary film directed by Hassan Khademi. The film depicts the situation of underground music in Iran.[1] The film has participated in several international film festivals including Dok Leipzig, ZagrebDox, United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival and Peace on Earth Film Festival (POEFF).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It was nominated for Best Screen Play at the World Music & Independent Film Festival (2010) and won the Special Jury Award from the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival (2010).[11][12][13]

Synopsis

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The documentary looks at the creation of "underground music" in the Islamic Republic of Iran and shows the daily struggle of young people against the repressive traditional apparatus. Law enforcement agencies are strongly opposed to rap music due to its social content.[14]

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References

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  1. ^ Naficy, Hamid (2011). A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. Duke University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-8223-4878-8.
  2. ^ "Rapping In Tehran". Premiere.fr (in French).
  3. ^ "10-day UN film festival marks closing weekend". The Stanford Daily. 29 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Rapping in Tehran". www.unaff.org.
  5. ^ "Chicago International Movies and Music Festival". 5 March 2010.
  6. ^ "3rd Annual IranIan FIlm FestIval" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Rapping in Tehran". L'Internaute (in French).
  8. ^ "Rapping in Tehran". Cinema Without Borders. 3 July 2010.
  9. ^ Koziarski, Ed M. (25 February 2010). "Rapping in Tehran". Chicago Reader.
  10. ^ "PROGRAMMATION FLM4 / MERCREDI 9 JUIN". www.filmerlamusique.com.
  11. ^ "Rapping for Tehran". Film. 28 (416). 2010.
  12. ^ "قاضی و مرگ "حسن خادمی" پس از آمستردام در تهران/ کارگردان رپ خوانی،دادگاه قاتل زنان در کرج را بررسی می کند" (in Persian). Iran Art.
  13. ^ "مستند معروف‌ترین قاضی جنایی ایران متقاضی حضور در جشنواره سینماحقیقت شد". DEFC (in Persian). 14 August 2017.
  14. ^ "آغاز جشنواره‌ی فیلم لایپزیگ". DW.COM (in Persian). Deutsche Welle.
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