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Taarof: A Verbal Dance

When Nazanin attends her estranged fathers funeral she is compelled into womanhood, by rebelling against the ideals of what it is to be an Iranian woman.

Drama 2019 16 mins Not rated

Overview

Taarof is the story of one woman’s battle with herself, to fight against the cultural, social but also self-imposed limitations of what it is to be an ethnic female in todays society, growing up in London. When Nazanin attends her estranged fathers funeral she is compelled into womanhood, by rebelling against the ideals of what it is to be an Iranian woman.

Director

Alannah Olivia

Featuring

Roxy Faridany , Souad Faress , Fatima Adoum and Fisun Burgess

Genres

Drama

Certificate

Not rated

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Ethnicity

Accessibility

Currently unavailable

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