CinemaOSMovie · 1993 · 0h 41m

Cinema Fouad

Documentary

Cinema Fouad is a documentary portrait of Khaled El Kurdi, a Syrian trans woman living in Beirut, where she earns a living as a domestic worker and belly dancer. Soueid shows us scenes of El Kurdi’s domestic world: eating, applying make-up, dancing in her bedroom, all while reflecting on her life and experiences. She expresses her desire to undergo gender reassignment surgery, and mourns the death of her lover, a Palestinian freedom fighter. She often alludes to the aggressions she faces outside of her home, and through her adept defiance in the face of some of Soueid’s more goading questions, we recognize the echoing of these aggressions in his role as interviewer.

Directed byMohamed Soueid

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 41m
Language
AR
Released
January 1, 1993
Studios
Télé Liban

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Khaled El Kurdi

Herself

Creative team
Directed by
Mohamed Soueid
Mohamed Soueid

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