Tehroun

Tehroun

2010 · 95 min · ★ 4.2 · Crime, Drama

Ebrahim leaves his family and tries out his luck in Teheran. But in this urban jungle where everything's for sale and anything can be bought, dreams rapidly become nightmares. Caught up, in spite of himself, in a trafficking ring, will Ebrahim find an opportunity of escaping?

Directed by Nader T. Homayoun · Written by Mehdi Boostani

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Sooner

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 3m together

Both from Nader T. Homayoun.

More from Nader T. HomayounSee all →

A Minor Leap DownA Minor Leap Down · 2015
A Minor Leap Down
★ 6.92015
MovieDrama
Nahal is around thirty and in her fourth month of pregnancy. During a routine check-up she learns that her baby has died and she now faces a curettage abortion in two days’ time. When she tries to address the subject, neither her mother nor her husband give her a chance to speak.
Iran: A Cinematographic RevolutionIran: A Cinematographic Revolution · 2006
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
★ 6.02006
MovieDocumentary
Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for films which combine remarkable artistry and social relevance. Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution traces the development of this film industry, which has always been closely intertwined with the country's tumultuous political history, from the decades-long reign of Reza Shah Pahlevi and his son, the rise of Khomeini and the birth of the Islamic Republic, the seizure by militants of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and the devastating war with Iraq.
Carpet and ChaosCarpet and Chaos · 2016
Carpet and Chaos
★ 5.82016
MovieTV MovieComedy
While supposedly taking mud baths in Korea, the paterfamilias of a family from Tehran’s Grand Bazaar dies of a sudden heart attack in Brive-la-Gaillarde. His wife and his oldest son travel to France to bring his body home and to investigate the circumstances of his death.
The Golden AnniversaryThe Golden Anniversary · 2019
The Golden Anniversary
★ 5.72019
MovieComedyTV Movie
"Allow me to be your husband." Not only does Alix Saint-Cast, who has Alzheimer's disease, recognize her husband Octave two days before her Golden Wedding, she has also fallen in love again. Their new beloved is Farhad Mozafari, Iranian, also suffering from Alzheimer's disease and can not be separated from Alix. So Farhad has to come with son Iradj and his little daughter to the stately home of the Saint-Casts. However, they are only gradually aware of the unusual family encounters that newcomers have accepted.

More Like This

StayStay · 2005
Stay
★ 6.62005
MovieMysteryThriller
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her2 or 3 Things I Know About Her · 1967
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
★ 6.21967
MovieComedyDrama
As the city of Paris and the French people grow in consumer culture, a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and two children takes to prostitution to help pay the bills.
ParisParis · 2008
Paris
★ 6.52008
MovieDrama
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
Harsh TimesHarsh Times · 2005
Harsh Times
★ 6.42005
MovieCrimeDrama
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.
Rang De BasantiRang De Basanti · 2006
Rang De Basanti
★ 7.12006
MovieComedyDrama
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
What Have I Done to Deserve This?What Have I Done to Deserve This? · 1984
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
★ 7.11984
MovieComedyDrama
A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.
FearlessFearless · 2006
Fearless
★ 7.52006
MovieDramaAction
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.
Hard EightHard Eight · 1997
Hard Eight
★ 6.81997
MovieDramaCrime
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Half NelsonHalf Nelson · 2006
Half Nelson
★ 6.62006
MovieDrama
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
Rocco and His BrothersRocco and His Brothers · 1960
Rocco and His Brothers
★ 8.01960
MovieDramaRomance
When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
Roger DodgerRoger Dodger · 2002
Roger Dodger
★ 6.12002
MovieComedyDrama
A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets them. When his teenage nephew drops in for a visit, he soon learns that his approach isn't as foolproof as he thought when he attempts to teach the boy how to pick up women.
Withnail & IWithnail & I · 1987
Withnail & I
★ 7.21987
MovieComedyDrama
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
October SkyOctober Sky · 1999
October Sky
★ 7.71999
MovieDramaHistory
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
KeaneKeane · 2004
Keane
★ 6.02004
MovieDramaMystery
William Keane is barely able to cope. It has been six months since his six-year-old daughter was abducted from New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal while traveling with him. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the abduction, Keane wanders the bus station, compulsively replaying the events of that fateful day, as if hoping to change the outcome.
The Perfect ScoreThe Perfect Score · 2004
The Perfect Score
★ 5.82004
MovieComedyCrime
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
CJ7CJ7 · 2008
CJ7
★ 7.32008
MovieComedyDrama
A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
BorderlandBorderland · 2007
Borderland
★ 5.62007
MovieCrimeHorror
Three college students, Phil, Ed, and Henry take a road trip into Mexico for a week of drinking and carefree fun only to have Phil find himself a captive of a group of satanic Mexican drug smugglers who kill tourists and whom are looking for a group of new ones to prepare for a sacrifice.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter