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title: 'Be Like Others (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tanaz Eshaghian'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Iran'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/be-like-others-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1157609/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Be Like Others (2008)

2008 · 74 min · Documentary · Iran, United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Original title:  شبیه دیگران باش

## Synopsis

Be Like Others: The Story of Transgendered Young Women Living in Iran is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Tanaz Eshaghian about trans people in Iran. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tanaz Eshaghian](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanaz-eshaghian)
- **Screenplay:** [Tanaz Eshaghian](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanaz-eshaghian)
- **Producer:** [Tanaz Eshaghian](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanaz-eshaghian)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Henning Lohner](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-lohner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Amir Hosseini](https://cinepixo.com/people/amir-hosseini)

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