Facing Mirrors (Persian: آینههای روبرو, romanized: Aynehaye Rooberoo) is a 2011 Iranian drama film directed and co-written by Negar Azarbayjani.[1][2] The film's is produced and co-written by Fereshteh Taerpoor.[3]
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]
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]
facing, mirrors, persian, آینه, های, روبرو, romanized, aynehaye, rooberoo, 2011, iranian, drama, film, directed, written, negar, azarbayjani, film, produced, written, fereshteh, taerpoor, directed, bynegar, azarbayjaniwritten, bynegar, azarbayjanifereshteh, ta. Facing Mirrors Persian آینه های روبرو romanized Aynehaye Rooberoo is a 2011 Iranian drama film directed and co written by Negar Azarbayjani 1 2 The film s is produced and co written by Fereshteh Taerpoor 3 Facing MirrorsDirected byNegar AzarbayjaniWritten byNegar AzarbayjaniFereshteh TaerpoorProduced byFereshteh TaerpoorStarringHomayoun ErshadiCinematographyTuraj MansuriDistributed byBox EntertainmentRelease datesSeptember 2011 2011 09 TIFF 24 October 2012 2012 10 24 Iran Running time102 minutesCountryIranLanguagePersian Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editRana 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 editHomayoun 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 editAt 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 Cheries Cheris 2012 The film won against nine other competitors in the official selection 10 See also editList of lesbian gay bisexual or transgender related films of 2011 List of LGBT related films directed by women Transsexuality in IranReferences edit Smith Ian Hayden 2012 International Film Guide 2012 p 146 ISBN 978 1908215017 Film Facing Mirrors insideout Archived from the original on 15 January 2013 Retrieved 29 August 2012 Nafus Chale 3 October 2012 aGLIFF Polari 2012 Preview Facing Mirrors Slackerwood Retrieved 15 March 2018 a b c d e f g Scheib Ronnie 7 September 2011 Facing Mirrors Variety Retrieved 23 November 2019 Facing Mirrors The Film Collaborative Retrieved 1 April 2016 Wright Robin 23 May 2014 Singing Amy Winehouse in Tehran The New Yorker ISSN 0028 792X Retrieved 15 March 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011 Molodist International Film Festival 2011 the full list Archived from the original on 23 March 2012 Retrieved 26 October 2012 SF Frameline Film Festival 2012 winners IMDb 2012 Retrieved 1 April 2016 Cheries Cheris 2012 PALMARES Archived from the original on 19 January 2013 External links editFacing Mirrors at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Facing Mirrors amp oldid 1151041114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
