18 of 19 people found this review helpful. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. homosexuality is punishable by death. Deutsch; English; português; русский; فارسی; 日本語 Tanaz Eshaghian. It's not true because it takes years to really get free of this habit. Explora los problemas de género e identidad sexual mientras sigue las historias personales de algunos de los pacientes en una clínica de Teherán. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life. [7] The film follows the lives of individuals undergoing this procedure and gives viewers a look into what life is like afterwards. Be Like Others (Sé como los demás), también conocido como Transsexual in Iran (Un Transexual en Irán), es un documental del 2008 escrito y dirigido por Tanaz Eshaghian acerca del … Take a look ahead at some of our most anticipated superhero series arriving in 2021 and beyond. Verb. She has been disowned by her family, experienced depression and has had to work as a prostitute. Be Like Others (also known as Transsexual in Iran) is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Tanaz Eshaghian about transsexuals in Iran.It explores issues of gender and sexual identity while following the personal stories of some of the patients at a Tehran gender reassignment clinic. "I have killed love in my being," says one, expressing a deep regret in exile, shunned by parents and without a proper place in society.With an American and Iranian passport, Eshaghian had great freedom to film and produce this document. Directed by. It explores issues of gender and sexual identity while following the personal stories of some of the patients at a Tehran gender reassignment clinic. [3] Be Like Others shows the experiences of male and female patients at Dr. Bahram Mir-Jalali's Mirdamad Surgical Centre, a sex-reassignment clinic in Tehran. Quite the same Wikipedia. Documentary. Intimate and unflinching, Be Like Others is a fascinating look at those on the fringes of Iranian life — those looking for acceptance through the most radical of means. Other bit from social media. He does not want to become a woman but sees no other options for him in Iranian society. Twenty-five years ago, however, the Ayatollah Khomeini wrote a fatwa pronouncing transsexuality legal and allowing for sex-change operations. Title: [4] She felt that the contrasting stories of Ali and Anoosh highlighted the importance of family bonds in Iranian society. An intimate and unflinching look at life in Iran, seen through the lens of those living at its fringes as young men choose to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. ing , likes v. tr. Sometimes embarrassed, sometimes afraid. A person. (conform to) To be like or in accordance with. Be like others está disponible en 6 idiomas. You could also do it yourself at any point in time. Canada, United States, 2008. To find pleasant or attractive; enjoy: Do you like ice cream? BE LIKE OTHERS. Synopsis. Doctors, Koranic experts, and patients offer their perspectives on the sense and apparent contradictions of the policy and practice.Before surgery, one man explains his situation:"If I didn't live in Iran, I wouldn't touch God's work." El documental ‘Be Like Others‘ –ser como los demás- acaba de ser publicado entero en youtube después de pasarse tres años ganando varios premios en diversos festivales como Sundance o Berlin. However, her boyfriend has become increasingly distant since Anahita had her surgery. Work on being the best version of YOU. Just better. Was this review helpful to you? However, Be Like Others reveals the reasoning behind this apparent disagreement: while homosexuality is considered a shameful choice, transsexuality is thought of as a curable mental illness. [10] At a question and answer session at the Sundance Film Festival, Eshaghian said that one of the men she met while filming decided to live as a gay man rather than become a woman, and that she is now trying to help him leave Iran. Look or be like… Is society forcing these people to have an operation, as a rescue from a judgment of homosexuality? [9] To find subjects, she visited the predominant sex-reassignment clinic in Iran, and spent time in the waiting-room talking to patients and their families. 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