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Surrounded by a culture of machismo and violence in Tehran, Issa contends with the many faces of love and gender. His brother Hashem, a queer playwright, has died, and so has Issa and Hashem's father, who violently opposed Hashem's sexuality. Issa's friend, Nasser, wants his lover, Mehran, an old friend of Hashem's, to undergo gender-confirming surgery so that their relationship can be legitimatize...Log In or Sign Up to Read More