COUNTRY: Brazil (RJ)
YEAR: 2016
DURATION: 74′
DIRECTOR: Angela Zoé
SCREENPLAY: Angela Zoé / CINEMATOGRAPHY: Luis Abramo / EDITING: Fernando Botafogo, Célia Freitas, Marcelo Luna / SOUND: Damião Lopes, Renato Calaça / PRODUCTION: Jaqueline Neves
SYNOPSIS: The life story of Jaqueline Rocha Côrtes, a Brazilian transsexual woman living with AIDS. Militant for the cause, Jacque has her life marked by struggles and achievements as representative of the Brazilian government in the United Nations. Today, married and the mother of two children, she lives in a small town and dedicates her life to motherhood and family. By following Jacque’s daily life and revisiting her career, the film presents the innumerable challenges that have been broken by the character and raises a reflection on prejudice, homo-lesbo-transphobia and gender identity.
Best National Film at Rio Festival de Gênero & Sexualidade no Cinema 2016. Official selection at MIX Copenhagen 2017.
ADVISORY RATING: 12 years
DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY:
2017 Henfil
2014 Nossas Histórias
2012 Duas Histórias
2010 Mesa de Sonhos
2009 Milongas
