Born to be Human (2021)

Original title

生而為人

Directed by

Lily Ni

Genre

intersex film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

15

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An adolescent intersex boy named Shi-Nan faces pressure from doctors and family to conform to a binary gender. The story follows his personal struggle to understand his own identity.

emotionalintimatethoughtfulsombersensitivegroundedraw

What happens

Born to Be Human (Chinese: 生而為人; pinyin: Shēng ér wéi rén) is a 2021 Taiwanese drama film with LGBTQ+ themes, written and directed by Lily Ni. The film follows the story of an adolescent intersex boy, Shi-Nan, and explores themes of medical violence and gender identity. For her performance in the lead role, Ling-Wei Lee won the Yakushi Pearl Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021, where the film premiered. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Hijra in Between (2021)
• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
• Alifu, the Prince/ss (2017)
• The Teacher (2019)
• Relationships (2021)
• XXY (2007)
• Only Love Matters (2023)
• Dear Ex (2018)