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Onbekend Onbemind

2016 · 45 min

Quiet first-person testimony that asks you to sit with other people's discomfort and resilience.

Directed by
Sabrina Sugiarto
Overview
In this documentary LGBTs living in Suriname and Surinamese LGBTs living in the Netherlands are sharing their personal stories about the difficulties they experience because of their sexuality.

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Directed by
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    Themes
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • isolation
    • family
    • immigration
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Sabrina Sugiarto
    Runtime
    45 min
    Languages
    Dutch

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