Laerte-se (2017)

Directed by

Lygia Barbosa, Eliane Brum

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

+18

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho as she navigates coming out as a crossdresser and later a transgender woman at age 58. The film shows her personal journey with art, identity, and family.

intimatereflectivegentlepersonalopencandidaffectionateobservational

What happens

Laerte-se is a 2017 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum about the Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho, who at the age of 58 came out as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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