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Reluctantly Queer(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-02-16
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Time: 0h 8m
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This epistolary short film invites us into the unsettling life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his love for same-sex desire. Berlin International Film Festival 2016: Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for Best Short Film and Teddy Best Short Film.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Ghana,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Obibini Pictures
Movie: Reluctantly Queer
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This epistolary short film invites us into the unsettling life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his love for same-sex desire. Berlin International Film Festival 2016: Nominated Golden Berlin Bear for Best Short Film and Teddy Best Short Film.
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2016-02-16
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