I'm Taraneh, 15
A fifteen-year-old Iranian girl confronts divorce, pregnancy, and relentless social judgment while fighting to choose her own future.
Overview
A young girl faces societal pressures and personal choices that will change her life forever.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- serious
- intimate
- compassionate
- reflective evening
- social issue film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a powerful, socially engaged Iranian drama anchored by Taraneh Alidoosti's performance, with its direct treatment of gender and social pressure standing out.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Taraneh chooses to keep her baby despite advice and intense social pressure.
Taraneh's marriage, divorce, pregnancy, and reputation are all shaped by social expectations around women.
The plot centers on incarceration, marriage incompatibility, divorce, pregnancy, and community pressure in an understated contemporary setting.
At fifteen, Taraneh navigates marriage, divorce, pregnancy, and impending single parenthood.
Films like I'm Taraneh, 15, and why
Persepolis
shared coming-of-age drama, social pressure, and a young woman asserting personal agency
A Separation
shared iranian social realism, intimate domestic conflict, and moral pressure surrounding family and gender
The Selfish Giant
shared adolescent protagonist, emotionally restrained realism, and difficult choices shaped by social expectations
Water Lilies
shared female-centered coming-of-age drama confronting restrictive social norms and unwanted consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Rasoul Sadrameli
- Release Date
- 2002-11-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (24)
Cast
- Taraneh Alidoosti
- Hossein Mahjoub
- Mahtab Nasirpour
- Milad Sadrameli
- Negar Javaherian
Common questions
- What is I'm Taraneh, 15 about?
- A fifteen-year-old Iranian girl confronts divorce, pregnancy, and relentless social judgment while fighting to choose her own future.
- What is I'm Taraneh, 15 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I'm Taraneh, 15 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I'm Taraneh, 15 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I'm Taraneh, 15.
- What did critics think of I'm Taraneh, 15?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a powerful, socially engaged Iranian drama anchored by Taraneh Alidoosti's performance, with its direct treatment of gender and social pressure standing out.
- Which films are like I'm Taraneh, 15?
- Films with a similar feel include Persepolis, A Separation, The Selfish Giant, and Water Lilies.
- How long is I'm Taraneh, 15?
- I'm Taraneh, 15 runs 110 minutes.
