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Two stories expose the ways in which medicine, law and religion shape discourses of the gendered body: Martina’s, who lived in Colombia in the 19th century and was prosecuted for being a hermaphrodite, and Nour’s, who lived in Beirut during the Ottoman Empire and was forced to marry to her female lover’s brother.

Release Date

May 14, 2015

Status

Released

Original Title

رغبات

Runtime

32min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Arabic

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