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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

‘Trans X Istanbul’ = humour + hope | euronews, cinema

‘Trans X Istanbul’ = humour + hope

07/05 14:01 CET

A new documentary 'Trans X Istanbul' documents the lives of transgender people in Turkey, where attitudes are very conservative.

Trans-gender people find it almost impossible to find a job in Turkey, and attacks on them, even fatal ones, are not generally investigated by police.

Maria Binder, who wrote and directed ‘Trans X Istanbul’, got a special mention from the Human Rights in Cinema jury, at the Istanbul Film festival.

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