Things We Dare Not Do
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In the small Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, 16-year-old Ñoño lives what seems to be an idyllic existence with his loving family. But he holds a secret. Defying gender norms, Ñoño works up the courage to tell his family he wants to live his life as a woman, a fraught decision in a country shrouded in machismo and transphobia.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2020-04-30
Runtime: 75 mins
Director: Bruno Santamaría Razo
Spoken language: Español
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Things We Dare Not Do
Production Companies: Ojo de Vaca, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production Countries: Mexico
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