Kanada,
2018, 91 min
Regie:
Lenin M. SivamDrehbuch:
Lenin M. SivamKamera:
Arsenij GusevBesetzung:
Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Dan Bertolini, Brian Scott Carleton, Cassandra JamesInhalte(1)
In Toronto, Gokal is thrown into the street by his father after stating his intention to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Desperate and penniless, Gokal earns money as a sex worker, adopting the name Roobha. After a brutal beating, seeking security and stability, Roobha begins a relationship with Anthony, a South-Asian family man in his 40s. When their relationship is discovered by Anthony’s family, the full force of their community’s reproval is directed at them. (Montreal World Film Festival)
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