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Iranian film explores transsexual world

Started by Natasha, August 30, 2008, 08:58:18 PM

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August 30, 2008, 08:58:18 PM
Iranian film explores transsexual world

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/29/arts/EU-Venice-Film-Festival-Iranian-Transsexuals.php
8/29/2008

VENICE, Italy: Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce the Iranian film "Khastegi," or "Tedium," by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject: transsexuals in modern-day Iran.

The struggles of seven transsexuals depicted in the film are made more complicated by Iran's strict gender codes and cultural obstacles. But filmmaker Motamedian, who is best known in Iran for theater work, insists the problems they face are universal to transsexuals anywhere in the world: finding their identity and seeking acceptance from their families.


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