Facing Mirrors

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Facing Mirrors
Directed by
Written byNegar Azarbayjani
Fereshteh Taerpoor
Produced byFereshteh Taerpoor
StarringHomayoun Ershadi
CinematographyTuraj Mansuri
Distributed byBox Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 2011 (2011-09) (TIFF)
  • 24 October 2012 (2012-10-24) (Iran)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Facing Mirrors (Persian: آینه‌های روبرو, transliterated: Aynehaye Rooberoo) is a 2011 Iranian drama film directed and co-written by .[1][2] The film's producer and co-writer is 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[]

Awards and nominations[]

At the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Shayesteh Irani was nominated for Best Performance.[7] The film was nominated to win 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 's first feature.[9] In the eighteenth edition of the LGBT film festival held in Paris, won the Grand Prix prize at Chéries-Chéris 2012. The film won against nine other competitors in the official selection.[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 146. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "Film: Facing Mirrors". insideout. Retrieved 29 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Nafus, Chale (3 October 2012). "aGLIFF Polari 2012 Preview: Facing Mirrors". Slackerwood. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Scheib, Ronnie (7 September 2011). "Facing Mirrors". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Facing Mirrors". The Film Collaborative. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ Wright, Robin (23 May 2014). "Singing Amy Winehouse in Tehran". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011".
  8. ^ "Molodist International Film Festival 2011  — the full list". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ^ "SF Frameline Film Festival 2012 winners". 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Chéries-Chéris 2012 PALMARÈS". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.

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