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Ladyboy

2011 · 31 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with its protagonist's vulnerability and the ache of conditional acceptance.

Directed by
Aske Bang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Casper Castello, Birthe Neumann, Peter Aude
Overview
Kristian, who is a transvestite, still lives at home with his mother Emma, because she loves him just the way he is. Life as a transvestite offers many humiliations from the outside world, but with his mom, Kristian feels that he can be himself. Until one day when Emma meets the alcoholic Søren, who does not have the same tolerance...

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Aske Bang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Casper Castello, Birthe Neumann, Peter Aude
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • isolation
    • love
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Aske Bang
    Written by
    Aske Bang
    Starring
    Casper Castello, Birthe Neumann, Peter Aude, Stanislav Sevcik, Anders Juul, Michael Lucas Lindenskov, Djarn Kargin, Kim Kastrup
    Cinematography
    Bastian Schiøtt
    Runtime
    31 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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