Qamar (2014)

- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Denmark
How it feels
A documentary about Qamar, an Iraqi transgender man who dreams of transitioning to a woman in Denmark. After fleeing Iraq, she faces bureaucratic obstacles in the Danish healthcare system and harassment from strangers, which takes a toll on her mental health. The director herself becomes involved in the story as she worries for Qamar's safety.
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What happens
Qamar er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2014 instrueret af Ida Marie Gedbjerg Sørensen efter eget manuskript. Den irakiske transseksuelle mand, Qamar, drømmer om at blive til kvinde i Danmark. Under det irakiske styre gav Saddam Hussein hende personligt løfte om et kønsskifte, men Irakkrigen satte en stopper for hendes drøm. Qamar flygtede fra sit hjemland i håb om at fuldende sin rejse i Danmark, men hun løber panden mod muren i det danske sundhedsvæsen. Bureaukrati hensætter Qamar i en ventetilstand, og chikaner fra fremmede mænd og naboer sender Qamar ud på en længere psykisk deroute. Ida, instruktøren, begynder at frygte for Qamars liv og hun hvirvles selv ind i sin egen dokumentar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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