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No study of the Iranian capital has ever demonstrated more energy or depth of feeling than this street-level journey by BBC journalist Rageh Omaar. With astonishing access to everyday citizens as well as public figures-at one point Omaar is invited to pray next to Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-the film reveals a nation full of anomalies and bizarre contradictions, beards and burqas set against BMW showrooms and mobile phone ads. A through-line that stitches the program's events together is Omaar's attempt to write and publish an article for an Iranian youth magazine. As he navigates the minefield of Iranian censorship, he discovers heartache, humor, and unending surprises. Animated maps also help to transport viewers into the city's midst.

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"No study of the Iranian capital has ever demonstrated more energy or depth of feeling than this street-level journey by BBC journalist Rageh Omaar. With astonishing access to everyday citizens as well as public figures-at one point Omaar is invited to pray next to Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-the film reveals a nation full of anomalies and bizarre contradictions, beards and burqas set against BMW showrooms and mobile phone ads. A through-line that stitches the program's events together is Omaar's attempt to write and publish an article for an Iranian youth magazine. As he navigates the minefield of Iranian censorship, he discovers heartache, humor, and unending surprises. Animated maps also help to transport viewers into the city's midst."@en
"No study of the Iranian capital has ever demonstrated more energy or depth of feeling than this street-level journey by BBC journalist Rageh Omaar. With astonishing access to everyday citizens as well as public figures-at one point Omaar is invited to pray next to Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-the film reveals a nation full of anomalies and bizarre contradictions, beards and burqas set against BMW showrooms and mobile phone ads. A through-line that stitches the program's events together is Omaar's attempt to write and publish an article for an Iranian youth magazine. As he navigates the minefield of Iranian censorship, he discovers heartache, humor, and unending surprises. Animated maps also help to transport viewers into the city's midst."
""Former BBC (now Al Jazeera) journalist Rageh Omaar explores Iran and its people not through politicians, officials and analysts but through the eyes of ordinary Iranians. The Islamic revolution was born here in 1979 and today Shi'a Islam is the official state religion, part of the fabric of life. Rageh describes it as one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. This two part series focuses on the vibrant city life of the capital, Tehran and explores the hopes, dreams and way of life of its 12-million people. Rageh hears their personal stories and feelings about the current state of affairs in Iran: taxi drivers, wrestlers, business women, film-makers, drug addicts and the country's leading pop star."--Website."@en
""No study of the Iranian capital has ever demonstrated more energy or depth of feeling than this street-level journey by BBC journalist Rageh Omaar. With astonishing access to everyday citizens as well as public figures-at one point Omaar is invited to pray next to Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-the film reveals a nation full of anomalies and bizarre contradictions, beards and burqas set against BMW showrooms and mobile phone ads. A through-line that stitches the program's events together is Omaar's attempt to write and publish an article for an Iranian youth magazine. As he navigates the minefield of Iranian censorship, he discovers heartache, humor, and unending surprises. Animated maps also help to transport viewers into the city's midst."--Container."