A villager tries his luck at a new life in “Tehroun,” Iranian slang for the capital, only to find his dreams quickly quashed amid the city’s crime and poverty. Despite a noirish, gripping story rife with prostitution, gangs, child-trafficking, and drug smuggling, this captivating debut also has a humanistic core typical of Iranian cinema. Winner of the 2009 Venice Film Festival’s audience award. 2009, 35mm, 95 minutes.
