Intimate and unflinching, be like others is a fascinating look at those on the fringes of iranian lifethose looking for acceptance through the most radical of. Be like others by tanaz eshaghian, usacanadairan documentary. The others ending has arguably become one of the greatest additions to the horror genre and raised the bar for the others pun intended moving forward. Be like others also known as transsexual in iran is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by tanaz eshaghian about transsexuals in iran. Check out our editors picks to get the lowdown on the movies and shows were looking. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
In 1984 east berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Modern medicine and oldfashioned superstition clash in oskar santos wellconstructed medical drama about a doctor who discovers that he holds the power to heal in his hands. Before all others 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Reviewed at sundance film festival world cinema competing. If you like the lives of others you might like similar movies the diving bell and the butterfly, the pianist, city of god, cinema paradiso, life is beautiful. Thus a surgeon begins his consultation with a young iranian man seeking a sexchange operation to love his boyfriend safely, as a woman. The lives of others is not the espionage actionthriller i had been led to believe it was. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. It explores issues of gender and sexual identity while following the personal stories of some of the patients at a tehran gender reassignment clinic. Be like others by tanaz eshaghian, usacanadairan documentary international premiere. Iranian men undergoing sexchange surgery reveal what life in their country is like for them. Transsexuals in iran jul 20, 2011 this is certainly a film that needed to be made, but i felt at times that it wasnt as well made as it could have been. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
What a relief to have a scary movie instead of a scary movie no boring irony, no tiresome inverted commas. Be like others is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by tanaz eshaghian about transsexuals in iran. Read the the others movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. This is such a heart warming movie and like someone else said the actors arent what you think of as your typical actors, but thats what makes it perfect. There is a great deal of tension to be found in some of its sequences, but for the most part, director. The others is a spooky thriller that reminds us that a movie doesnt need expensive special effects to be creepy. With ulrich muhe, martina gedeck, sebastian koch, ulrich tukur. Filmmaker tanaz eshaghian explores the proliferation of gender reassignment surgery in a society where homosexuality is punishable by death in.
The lives of others 2006 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Be like others 2008 movie clip annosh and mom youtube. Tanaz eshaghian united states canada iran 2008 74 persian s. Filmmaker sasha joseph neulinger revisits his childhood in philadelphia through old home movies, revealing the secret that tore apart his seemingly perfect. December 15th, 2007 not yet rated 1 hr 14 min plot summary. They arent influenced by todays sinful actors and are so sweet and pure. Sleeping with other people has likable leads and flashes of inspiration, but seems unwilling or unable to surround them with the truly subversive romcom they deserve. Released august 10th, 2001, the others stars nicole kidman, christopher eccleston, alakina mann, james bentley the pg movie has a runtime of about 1. For be like others, her debut featurelength film, eshaghian returned to iran for the first time in 25 years. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing be like others near you. Transsexuals arent a cultural marker typically associated with religiously inflexible dictatorships, but they are common in iran iranianamerican director tanaz eshaghians new film, be like.
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