Tehranto is a 2022 Canadian romantic comedy-drama directed by Faran Moradi. The narrative highlights the love story while depicting an Iranian aspect in the multicultural city of Toronto, along with issues of love, identity, and the complexity of cultural integration.
Synopsis
Badi Alavi and Sharon Moridi are university students with different Iranian perspectives. The events unfold in Toronto, where Badi, the Iranian Canadian and Sharon, the Canadian Iranian, pursue their budding romance despite the Persian community’s differing familial structures and cultures. In their case, it is a matter of abandoning orthodox practices for the modern face of a multiethnic city. How can that be accomplished?
Cast & Crew
- Director: Faran Moradi
- Writers: Faran Moradi, Nathan Martinak
- Cast:
- Sammy Azero as Badi Alavi
- Mo Zeighami as Sharon Moridi
- Navid Negahban as Narrator
- Mahsa Ghorbankarimi as Tessa Moridi
- Ali Badshah as Fred Moridi
Awards & Accomplishments
- Canadian Film Festival 2022: Opened the film festival.
- Ottawa Canadian Film Festival: Has won the Audience Favourite award.
- Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival: The films award for Best Feature Narrative: Drama.
- 11th Canadian Screen Awards (2023): Best Cinematography, nominee of the competition is Keenan Lynch while Best Editing, Faran Moradi.
Ratings by IMDb
The film is rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, which is relatively favorable in terms of audience approval.
Analysis
“Tehranto” seems to be concern with voices of different members of the Iranian-Canadian community. The filmmakers do a great job of depicting clashes of culture and intergenerational conflict that is caused due to the characters being 文化 and chance. Sammy Azero and Mo Zeighami do justice to their characters’ struggles and dreams. Faran Moradi’s film direction is a combination of humor and drama, two completely different aspects of storytelling, which makes the story interesting.
Cultural Importance
“Tehranto” specifically addresses the Iranian community in Toronto making room for colonies of feelings related to immigrants of other nations. The film stresses the need to appreciate and celebrate differences, how love and relationships can cross social barriers. Understanding the beauty of the Persian community members and their plights only helps to broaden the mean comprehension of multicultural issues in cities.
Where to Watch
Fans and laymen alike can find “Tehranto” now available online on VUDU Free or rent it from Amazon Video and Apple TV.