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Quick Change (2013)
, 1h22Origin Philippines
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Laurence Anyways (2012)
, 2h48Directed by Xavier Dolan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Susie Almgren, Mylène Jampanoï
The film begins by introducing Laurence (Melvil Poupaud), a 30-year-old man, who is an award-winning novelist and literature teacher in Montréal. Laurence is very much in love with her girlfriend, the fiery and passionate Fred (Suzanne Clément). On the day of her birthday, she reveals to Fred her biggest secret; she has felt for her entire life that she was born in the wrong body and says that she has been living a lie for so many years. She wishes to rectify her situation and restart her life as a woman. Fred accuses her of being gay and takes the news very hard. They separate for a short time, but Frédérique arrives at the conclusion, much to the chagrin of her mother and sister, that she must be there for Laurence. Their romance resumes and Frédérique becomes Laurence's biggest supporter. Frederique teaches Laurence how to do her makeup and buys her a wig. She urges Laurence to dress as her true self, in female clothing. Laurence shows up to work one day in a dress. All seemingly goes well until she is released from her position at the school due to the negative reception of her transformation. Fred falls into a state of depression and eventually leaves Laurence and moves away. Frederique marries another man, Albert, and has a son named Leo.
Facing Mirrors (2012)
, 1h42Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about automobiles, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Homayoun Ershadi, Saber Abar, Rabe'e Oskooyi
Son mari étant en prison, une femme se voit obligée de travailler comme conductrice de taxi pour rembourser ses dettes. En pleine route, elle rencontre un homme mystérieux qui lui propose de l'amener à la rivière de Kojūr , au nord de l'Iran, pour 1 000 000 tomans. Ce dernier est, en fait, un homme trans qui veut échapper à un mariage forcé.
Musical Chairs (2012)
Directed by Susan Seidelman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Leah Pipes, E.J. Bonilla, Priscilla Lopez, Laverne Cox, Auti Angel, Joey Dedio
The story takes place entirely in New York. Armando (E. J. Bonilla) works part-time at his parents' restaurant and is also a custodian at a dance studio, where he secretly practices dance moves. He befriends the beautiful Mia Franklin (Leah Pipes), a dancer who is having a relationship with the studio's owner Daniel (Philip Willingham). She catches Armando dancing alone, likes what she sees, gives him a few tips, and they dance together briefly, but are discovered by Daniel. Trying to avoid an awkward situation, Mia leaves. When Armando realizes that Mia has left her scarf behind, he calls out to her from the studio's second floor window.
Ardhanaari (2012)
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Manoj K. Jayan, Maniyanpillai Raju, Thilakan, Sukumari, Saikumar, Thesni Khan
Kalpana (2012)
Directed by Rama Narayanan
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Upendra, Raai Laxmi, Sai Kumar, Babu Antony, Shruti, Umashree
Raghava (Upendra) is a typical jobless youth who spends his days playing cricket with friends. He suffers from an irrational fear of ghosts, and retreats to the safety of his home after sunset. So great is his fear, that he prefers to sleep with his mother (Umashri) and have her accompany him to the bathroom at night. This creates major annoyance in the household, including Raghava's brother (Achyuth Kumar), sister-in-law (Shruti) and their children.
Mayamohini (2012)
, 2h25Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Dileep, Biju Menon, Aju Varghese, Raai Laxmi, Mythili Balachandran, Baburaj
The film starts with a plane accident in which a small child narrowly escapes. He is then looked after by his maternal uncle (Vijayaraghavan), and all the family's wealth will be inherited to him. As per their astrologer, in the future he should marry a young woman whose star is Chothi Nakshatra, only then will he prosper in life. The boy grows up to be a young man Balakrishnan (Biju Menon), who is unsuccessful in anything he does.
I Feel Sleepy (2012)
, 1h30Directed by Reza Attaran
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transgender in film, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Reza Attaran, Akbar Abdi, Soroush Sehhat, Merila Zarei, Fatemeh Hashemi
Réza est un enseignant simple et honnête, arrivé à l'âge mûr, et a du mal à communiquer avec les femmes. Il rencontre avec une femme qui vend des bonbons. Celle-ci rencontre des problèmes pour greffer son rein à sa sœur.
Noor (2012)
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Transgender in film, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Noor est orphelin et pauvre. C'est aussi un adolescent fin et gracieux doué pour la danse, activité qu'il exerce pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Il s'habille en femme puis se fait castrer et entre ainsi dans la communauté des khusras, transgenres pakistanais, tout à la fois craints et respectés, qui vivent en marge de la société.
Lovely Man (2012)
, 1h16Directed by Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Lovely Man tells the story of Cahaya, a 19-year-old girl with strong Islamic values, who discovers that her long lost father is a transvestite working on the streets of Jakarta. The story unfolds over that one night as they walk the streets of Jakarta and explains how the encounter changes their lives, as they learn about love, loss and redemption.
Romeos (2011)
, 1h34Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Liv Lisa Fries, Gilles Tschudi, Katrin Heß
The film is a drama and tragicomedy which revolves around the romantic relationship between Lukas, a 20-year-old gay trans man and a cisgender bisexual man named Fabio.
Jack and Jill (2011)
, 1h31Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, L'usurpation d'identité, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Al Pacino, Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Eugenio Derbez, Regis Philbin, Shaquille O'Neal
The film opens with homemade videos of fraternal twins Jack and Jill Sadelstein growing up. As the videos progress, it seems that Jack is the more gifted twin, with Jill constantly trying to get his attention by hitting him, hurting girls around him, etc. The story shifts to the present, where an adult Jack (Adam Sandler) is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife, Erin (Katie Holmes), and two kids, Sofie (Elodie Tougne) and Gary (Rohan Chand), while Jill (Sandler) never left the working-class neighborhood they grew up in. Jill recently inherited her childhood home, having lived with their mother until her death one year ago.
The Skin I Live In (2011)
, 1h57Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Rape and revenge films, Auto-justice, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Blanca Suárez, Eduard Fernández
Plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard was successful in cultivating an artificial skin resistant to burns and insect bites, which he calls "GAL", that he says he has been testing on athymic mice. He presents his results in a medical symposium but when he privately discloses he has also conducted illegal transgenic experiments on humans, he is forbidden to continue with his research.
Tomboy (2011)
, 1h24Directed by Céline Sciamma
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Feminist films, Politique, Films about sexuality, L'usurpation d'identité, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, La sexualité des mineurs, Transgender in film, Political films, Teen LGBT-related films, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Mathieu Demy, Malonn Lévana, Sophie Cattani
Laure is a 10-year-old child whose family moves to a new address in Paris. One day Laure sees a group of boys playing outside the window and goes to play with them, but they disappear quickly. Instead, Laure meets Lisa, a neighborhood girl, and Laure introduces himself as Mikäel. Lisa then introduces Mikäel to the rest of the neighborhood children stating that "he" is the new kid in the apartment complex. A bath scene in the film reveals that Mikäel has a vagina, and a following scene confirms that Mikäel was assigned female at birth as his mom addresses him and his sister as "girls." Mikäel becomes friends with Lisa and the boys and tries to hide his genitalia to appear like a boy (make it seem that he has a penis). At one point this leads Mikäel to pee his pants, which originally makes him embarrassed, but is soon forgotten. As they all play, Lisa and Mikäel develop crushes on each other and after swimming one day, Lisa kisses him. At this point, Mikäel also seems to be accepted into the group of boys.
The Hangover Part II (2011)
, 1h42Directed by Todd Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about apes, Buddy films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha
Two years after their escapade in Las Vegas, Stu Price, Phil Wenneck, Alan Garner and Doug Billings travel to Thailand to celebrate Stu's upcoming wedding to Lauren. Much to Alan's dismay, they are joined by Lauren's younger brother, Teddy. Lauren's father's reveals his disapproval of Stu during a toast. At the end of the night, Stu hesitantly joins Phil, Doug, Alan and Teddy for a beer. Sitting at a campfire and roasting marshmallows, the group toast to Stu and Lauren's future happiness.