Facing Mirrors
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| Directed by | Negar Azarbayjani |
| Written by | Negar Azarbayjani Fereshteh Taerpoor |
| Produced by | Fereshteh Taerpoor |
| Starring | Homayoun Ershadi |
| Cinematography | Turaj Mansuri |
| Distributed by | Box Entertainment |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Iran |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Persian |
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Facing Mirrors (Template:Langx) is a 2011 Iranian drama film directed and co-written by Negar Azarbayjani.[1][2] The film is produced and co-written by Fereshteh Taerpoor.[3]
Plot
Rana and Adineh (Eddie), two people of different backgrounds and social class are brought together to share a cab ride. Rana, inexperienced, religious and bound by traditions, is forced to drive a cab in order to survive financially and support her family.[4] Adineh, wealthy yet rebellious, has escaped from their home and an upcoming arranged marriage.[4] Together they share a cab ride.
In the middle of their journey in the cab, Rana realizes that her passenger Adineh is transgender, and is planning on having an operation.[4] For Rana, comprehending and accepting such reality is difficult and equal to surpassing all she believes in and traditions she values.[5] Together they forge an unlikely friendship rooted in their newfound independence.[4]
Cast
- Homayoun Ershadi as Pedar[4]
- Shayesteh Irani as Adineh (Eddie)[4]
- Nima Shahrokh Shahi as Brother
- Ghazal Shakeri as Rana[6]
- Saber Abar as Sadegh (Saber Abbar)[4]
Awards and nominations
At the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Shayesteh Irani was nominated for Best Performance.[7] The film was nominated to win Scythian Deer for Grand Prix and has been awarded the Special Mention Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for Feature Film at the Molodist International Film Festival.[8]
At San Francisco's Frameline Film Festival in 2012, Facing Mirrors received "Best First Feature" award for Negar Azarbayjani's first feature.[9] In the eighteenth edition of the LGBT film festival held in Paris, Negar Azarbayjani won the Grand Prix prize at Chéries-Chéris 2012. The film won against nine other competitors in the official selection.[10]
See also
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of 2011
- List of LGBT-related films directed by women
- Transgender rights in Iran
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. International Film Guide. p. 146. ISBN 978-1908215017.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nafus, Chale (3 October 2012). "aGLIFF Polari 2012 Preview: Facing Mirrors". Slackerwood. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facing Mirrors". The Film Collaborative. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wright, Robin (23 May 2014). "Singing Amy Winehouse in Tehran". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Molodist International Film Festival 2011 — the full list". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SF Frameline Film Festival 2012 winners". IMDb. 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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External links
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