Miguel/Michelle (1998)

Directed by

Gil Portes

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

3.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man leaves the Philippines and returns as a woman. Her family is challenged to rethink their views on gender, religion, and what it means to be a family.

emotionalprovocativefamily-centricthoughtfuldramaticconfrontationalsincerepersonal

What happens

Miguel/Michelle is a 1998 Philippine drama film starring Romnick Sarmenta and Gloria Diaz which tells a story about a man who leaves the Philippines and comes back as a woman, challenging her family to reexamine their feelings about homosexuality/transsexuality along with family values and religion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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