Around Peace20141h 18mReleasedDramaAn Iranian filmReleased: Oct 1, 2014Watch NowTop CastShahrouz EbrahimiMaryam KavyaniReza RouygariYousef SayadiMore Like This7.1MovieTehran TabooThe lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding prohibition has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation.View2017Tehran Taboo2017 · Movie7.4MovieFireworks WednesdayRouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced her husband is having an affair and enlists Rouhi as a spy, to follow her husband, and confirm her suspicions. 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