The Birthday
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Negin Kianfar
Ewout Hendrikse
Rainer Hensel
Marje De Koning
Besnan Monadizadeh
Gijs Van De Westelaken
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Iran's surprisingly liberal policies regarding transsexuality are explored, profiling MTFs (male to female) and one FTM (female to male) in the Islamic society. Because the Koran doesn't say anything about transsexuality, unlike homosexuality, it is not forbidden--Ayatollah Khomeini himself granted religious permission for surgeries. Focuses on one MTF's transition and her relationships with family members who question why a man would willingly take on a female's subservient position in Iranian society.
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Released in United States 2007
Released in United States 2007