11 Dec 2020
Queer Japan
Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan.
Auntie
After the death of his parents, a gay man comes back to his village to live in his small world of happiness, dreams, sadness and loneliness.
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İhsan Çolak Herself
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