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Max

1992 · 26 min

A quiet, intimate conversation that feels like sitting across from someone telling their truth with hard-won calm. Brief and plain in form, but emotionally direct and quietly moving.

Overview: Pioneering trans writer Max Wolf Valerio talks about his life and experience of transition in this groundbreaking documentary short, one of the very first portraits of a trans man on film, directed and produced by noted filmmaker Monika Treut.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
sexuality
isolation
healing
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	10
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Monika Treut
Starring: Max Wolf Valerio
Runtime: 26 min
Country: Germany
Languages: English

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