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Directed by | Lygia Barbosa Eliane Brum |
Written by | Eliane Brum |
Starring | Laerte Coutinho Eliane Brum Rita Lee |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Laerte-se is a 2017 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum about the Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho, who at the age of 58 came out as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman.[1][2]
Laerte-se examines gender identity and what it means to be masculine/feminine, while also exploring the issues Learte is facing by introducing herself as a woman and her talents as an artist.[3]
The film was released by Netflix on May 1, 2017.[4][5]