desires (2015)

desires

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.

• Release Date: 2015-05-14
• Runtime: 0h 32min
• Production Country: France
• Director: Carlos Motta