Film
desires
2015 · 32m
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Overview
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.
Crew
- Carlos MottaDirector · Writer
- Maya MikdashiWriter
Details
- Release date
- May 14, 2015
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 32m
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