Facing Mirrors

Name: Facing Mirrors
Genre: Drama
Rating: 75
Cast: Homayoun Ershadi, Shayesteh Irani, Nima Shahrokh Shahi, Qazal Shakeri, Saber Abar

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Facing Mirrors

2011

1h 42m

Drama

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Rana tries to hold on to her simple way of life, while Adineh flees from the city and complications of being a transsexual.

John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Sep 17, 2012

3.5/4

Elevated by a pair of powerful lead performances, the first movie from Iran to feature a transgendered lead character offers a revealing and surprising treatment of LGBT themes in a fundamentalist Islamic context.

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Mar 24, 2013

Splendid movie! Really powerful image of Iran and transsexuality. Highly recommended!

Aug 14, 2012

Another one with terrible subtitles.

Aug 7, 2012

An honest and compelling watch. With top notch performances and a brilliant screenplay, Facing Mirrors proves to be a compelling watch.

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Negar Azarbayjani

Director

Homayoun Ershadi

Pedar

Shayesteh Irani

Adineh

Nima Shahrokh Shahi

Brother

Qazal Shakeri

Rana

Saber Abar

Sadegh

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Rana tries to hold on to her simple way of life, while Adineh flees from the city and complications of being a transsexual.

Director: Negar Azarbayjani
Screenwriter: Negar Azarbayjani, Fereshteh Taerpoor
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Persian
Runtime: 1h 42m

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