Synopsis
Anoosh and Arash are at the center of Tehran’s underground techno scene. Tired of hiding from the police and their stagnating career, they organize one last manic techno rave under dangerous circumstances in the desert. Back in Tehran they try their luck selling their illegally printed music album without permission. When Anoosh is arrested, there seems to be no hope left. But then they receive a phone call from the biggest techno festival in the world. Once landed in Switzerland, the haze of the instant euphoria evaporates quickly when the seriousness of the situation starts to dawn on them.
The 2015–2017 Other Asia Window
Raving Iran holds position #41 of 78 Other Asia films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 30 titles released, including Raving Iran. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (226 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Other Asia films in 2016.
The 376th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 37% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 26th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #322 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #22 of 27 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran, Switzerland |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Spoken Languages | English, German, Persian |
| Production Companies | Christian Frei Filmproductions |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | August 7, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5945286 |
| Official Site | www.ravingiran.com |