| Be Like Others | |
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| Directed by | Tanaz Eshaghian |
| Written by | Tanaz Eshaghian |
| Produced by | Tanaz Eshaghian Christoph Jorg[1] |
| Cinematography | Amir Hosseini[1] |
| Edited by | Jay Freund[2] |
| Music by | Henning Lohner |
| Distributed by | The Film Collaborative |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Countries | Canada, United Kingdom, United States, France |
| Language | Persian |
Be Like Others: The Story of Transgendered Young Women Living in Iran (also known as Transsexual in Iran) is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Tanaz Eshaghian about trans people in Iran.[3] It explores issues of gender and sexual identity while following the personal stories of some of the patients at a Tehran gender reassignment clinic. The film played at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, winning three awards.
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- ^ "Be Like Others Production Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Events on Long Island". The New York Times. 29 August 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
"Be Like Others: The Story of Transgendered Young Women Living in Iran," by Tanaz Eshaghian