Movie: Reluctantly Queer

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Kwame Edwin Otu
Kwame Edwin Otu

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2016-02-16

  • Average

    5.8

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    2.9 starts
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    English
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