Laerte-se is a 2017 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum about the Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho, who at the age of 58 came out as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman.[1][2]

Laerte-se
Directed byLygia Barbosa
Eliane Brum
Written byEliane Brum
StarringLaerte Coutinho
Eliane Brum
Rita Lee
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Premise

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Laerte-se examines gender identity and what it means to be masculine/feminine, while also exploring the issues Learte is facing by introducing herself as a woman and her talents as an artist.[3]

Cast

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Release

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The film was released by Netflix on May 1, 2017.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Laerta-se Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 23 May 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Laerte-se 2017". Letterboxd. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Netflix doc 'Laerte-se' unpacks the pain and bliss of transitioning". The Daily Dot. 26 May 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Laerte-se (2017) – Film Review". Oliver Twist. 15 June 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Laerte-se. Netflix.
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