{{Short description|2011 film by Negar Azarbayjani}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Facing Mirrors | image = Facing Mirrors.jpg | caption = | director = Negar Azarbayjani | writer = Negar Azarbayjani<br/>Fereshteh Taerpoor | producer = Fereshteh Taerpoor | starring = Homayoun Ershadi | cinematography = Turaj Mansuri | editing = | music = | distributor = Box Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2011|9||TIFF|2012|10|24|Iran|df=yes}} | runtime = 102 minutes | country = Iran | language = Persian }}
'''''Facing Mirrors''''' ({{langx|fa|'''آینههای روبرو'''|'''Aynehaye Rooberoo'''}}) is a 2011 Iranian drama film directed and co-written by Negar Azarbayjani.<ref>{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 146|publisher=International Film Guide }}</ref><ref name="insideout">{{cite web |url=http://www.insideout.ca/torontofestival/film/facing-mirrors-aynehaye-rooberoo |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115110109/http://www.insideout.ca/torontofestival/film/facing-mirrors-aynehaye-rooberoo |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2013 |title=Film: Facing Mirrors |accessdate=29 August 2012 |work=insideout }}</ref> The film is produced and co-written by Fereshteh Taerpoor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slackerwood.com/node/3208|title=aGLIFF Polari 2012 Preview: Facing Mirrors|last=Nafus|first=Chale|date=3 October 2012|website=Slackerwood|language=en|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/facing-mirrors-1117945989/|title=Facing Mirrors|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=7 September 2011|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> Adineh, wealthy yet rebellious, has escaped from their home and an upcoming arranged marriage.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> For Rana, comprehending and accepting such reality is difficult and equal to surpassing all she believes in and traditions she values.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thefilmcollaborative.org/films/facingmirrors|title = Facing Mirrors|website = The Film Collaborative|access-date = 1 April 2016}}</ref> Together they forge an unlikely friendship rooted in their newfound independence.<ref name=":0" />
==Cast== * Homayoun Ershadi as Pedar<ref name=":0" /> * Shayesteh Irani as Adineh (Eddie)<ref name=":0" /> * Nima Shahrokh Shahi as Brother * Ghazal Shakeri as Rana<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/singing-amy-winehouse-in-tehran|title=Singing Amy Winehouse in Tehran|last=Wright|first=Robin|date=23 May 2014|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=15 March 2018|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> *Saber Abar as Sadegh (Saber Abbar)<ref name=":0" />
==Awards and nominations== At the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Shayesteh Irani was nominated for Best Performance.<ref name="Asia Pacific Screen Awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/2011/10/nominees-list/|title=Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Molodist International Film Festival">{{cite web |url=http://www.molodist.com/en/winners2011 |title=Molodist International Film Festival 2011 — the full list |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323165907/http://www.molodist.com/en/winners2011 |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
At San Francisco's Frameline Film Festival in 2012, ''Facing Mirrors'' received "Best First Feature" award for Negar Azarbayjani's first feature.<ref name="Frameline Film Festival 2012">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000585/2012|title=SF Frameline Film Festival 2012 winners|website=IMDb |date=2012|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Chéries-Chéris 2012">{{cite web|url=http://cheries-cheris.com/palmares2012.html|title=Chéries-Chéris 2012 PALMARÈS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119003641/http://cheries-cheris.com/palmares2012.html|archive-date=19 January 2013}}</ref>
==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== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|1974212|Facing Mirrors}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Facing Mirrors}} Category:2011 films Category:2011 drama films Category:2011 LGBTQ-related films Category:2011 directorial debut films Category:Iranian LGBTQ-related films Category:2011 Persian-language films Category:2010s LGBTQ-related drama films Category:Transgender-related films Category:Iranian drama films Category:Persian-language drama films Category:2011 Iranian films