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Facing Mirrors

Original title: Aynehaye rooberoo
  • 20112011
  • 1h 38m
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7.1/10
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Facing Mirrors (2011)
Rana has chosen a path in order to save her simple and traditional life while Adineh has fled her home and city to escape her complicated situation as a Transsexual. They find themselves on the same journey and caused to know each other in a better way.
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Rana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transgender man prevented from living as his t... Read allRana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transgender man prevented from living as his true self by his family. They find themselves on the same journey and caused to know each o... Read allRana has chosen a path in order to support her family, while Adineh (Eddie) has fled his home and city to escape his complicated situation as a transgender man prevented from living as his true self by his family. They find themselves on the same journey and caused to know each other in a better way.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
592
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    • Negar Azarbayjani
    • Negar Azarbayjani
    • Fereshteh Taerpoor
  • Stars
    • Shayesteh Irani
    • Ghazal Shakeri
    • Homayoun Ershadi
    • Negar Azarbayjani
    • Negar Azarbayjani
    • Fereshteh Taerpoor
  • Stars
    • Shayesteh Irani
    • Ghazal Shakeri
    • Homayoun Ershadi
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    • 2User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Shayesteh Irani
    • Adineh (Edi) Tolooyi
    Ghazal Shakeri
    • Rana
    • (as Qazal Shakeri)
    Homayoun Ershadi
    Homayoun Ershadi
    • Mr. Tolooyi
    Maryam Boubani
    • Akram
    • (as Maryam Boobani)
    Nima Shahrokh Shahi
    Nima Shahrokh Shahi
    • Emad Tolooyi
    Saber Abar
    Saber Abar
    • Sadegh
    • (as Saber Abbar)
    Hengameh Ghaziani
    Hengameh Ghaziani
    Rabeh Oskouie
    Rabeh Oskouie
    • Nurse
    Safa Aghajani
    Sara Bahrami
    Sara Bahrami
    Turaj Mansuri
        • Negar Azarbayjani
        • Negar Azarbayjani
        • Fereshteh Taerpoor
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      • Trivia
        The message from the producer which appears at the end of the movie is:

        According to unofficial statistics, one in every 200,000 children in Iran is born a transgender.Studies in genetic and other kinds of medical research to find the cause of such cases are being conducted by scientists and parliamentarians.

        Finding ways to develop better relationships with these people, among families and the society, is the responsibility of cultural activists.

        The fact that Iran supports these individuals from a medical and logical point of view as per Imam Khomeini's Fatwa, has been a great surprise to the world. Not only is it now easy to get a sex change operation in Iran but the government also provides loans.

        Facing Mirrors doesn't claim to have analyzed or found a solution to this problem but it does try to take on a humanistic look at this dark corner of society in a dramatic way in order to support the idea that "denying or ignoring these people, is not the answer".

        Fereshteh Taerpour.

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      8/10
      A transsexual in Iran!
      Iran, under the Mullahs' regime is a horrible place to live, I can't even think for a second how hard it can be for someone from LGBTQ+ community living in Iran. It must be a nightmare.

      Negar Azarbayjani and Fereshteh Taerpoor along with the other team of this great film were able to capture some of those aspects.

      The approach that this film has on the character development and the way those characters were representing a bulk of the society was absolutely unique.

      It's one of the best LGBTQ+-related films ever. Don't forget that it's a Persian film, produced in Iran under those restrictions and a debut.

      Shayesteh Irani did a great job again here as she did on Offside back in 2006.
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      • Jan 25, 2023

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        • October 24, 2012 (Iran)
        • Iran
        • IMVBox.com
        • sourehcinema
        • Persian
        • German
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        • Tehran, Iran
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      • 1 hour 38 minutes
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        • Mono

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