Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies by the Iranian government, he poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
It is a bittersweet film but one with a surprising degree of warmth, a generosity of spirit and a sense of hope.
The Iranian film-maker turned taxi driver Jafar Panahi combats his persecutors with guerrilla tactics, sly humour and good grace – like an anti-Travis Bickle.
Taxi Tehran seems light-hearted and even whimsical at times but its director is making very serious points about the repressive nature of Iranian society.
More than anything it shows how digital technology can be used to turn even the smallest space into a haven for creative freedom and artistic expression.
Again thumbing his nose at the regime that has banned him, the courageous Iranian director makes his latest film in a taxi rigged with three hidden cameras.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday November 13, 2015, until Tuesday November 17, 2015. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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