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The Many Lives of Kojin(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-02-12
59%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
The freedom to be yourself beyond borders.
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In a first-person documentary, Diako Yazdani, a political refugee in France, returns to see his family in Iraqi Kurdistan and introduces them to a 23-year-old gay man from Kojin who seeks to exist in a society where he seems unable to find its place. With humor and poetry, the director delivers a moving portrait where the meetings of each other invite to a universal reflection on the difference.
Languages: Kurdish.
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Movie: The Many Lives of Kojin
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In a first-person documentary, Diako Yazdani, a political refugee in France, returns to see his family in Iraqi Kurdistan and introduces them to a 23-year-old gay man from Kojin who seeks to exist in a society where he seems unable to find its place. With humor and poetry, the director delivers a moving portrait where the meetings of each other invite to a universal reflection on the difference.
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2020-02-12
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3.0 startsTagline
The freedom to be yourself beyond borders.
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