desires
2015 · Movie · 32m
The read
It runs a compact 32m.
Synopsis
Two stories expose the ways in which medicine, law and religion shape discourses of the gendered body: Martina’s, who lived in Colombia in the 19th century and was prosecuted for being a hermaphrodite, and Nour’s, who lived in Beirut during the Ottoman Empire and was forced to marry to her female lover’s brother.
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Key crew
- Carlos MottaWriter
- Carlos MottaDirector
- Maya MikdashiWriter