This strange documentary looks at the life of transsexuals in Iran. I knew of the arrangements where people could “marry” for an hour but to see it in practice in this way still appalls. This movie presented what you needed to know but somehow was not quite tight enough. The editing failed it.
It showed the contrast between one male who did really want to become a woman. There was another who decided it was not for him. I suppose you come away thinking that it is best to leave people to decide their own sexuality for themselves. There was an element of this that showed that the operation was an easy option for those in this situation. They all were quite religious and the operation was condoned by the church.
There was a lesbian woman right at the start of the film who you would be interested to know what happened but she seemed to disappear. Even though it is not a slick movie it is definitely worth watching just to understand the issue just through someone else’s eyes.
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