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EL HOMBRE NUEVO (THE NEW MAN)
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Completed - SPANISH - Documentary - 79 minutes

Log Line

The new man tells the physical and emotional journey of Stephania, a transvestite borned in Nicaragua who lives in Montevideo and is looking for her own identity and being accepted by her family.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2015 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2016 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Aldo GARAY
Writer(s) : Aldo GARAY
Cast : Stephania MIRZA CURBELO

Producer(s) : Micaela SOLÉ (CORDON FILMS), Jennifer WALTON (LUPE FILMS)

Synopsis

Stephania is a transvestite born in Nicaragua. As a boy, he was adopted by a couple of Uruguayan leftist activists in the midst of the Sandinista revolution. At the moment, Stephanía earns her living watching parked cars in Montevideo. The film follows Stephania in her journey to rediscover her home country, where she was once a son, a brother and a boy who taught literacy and where she now wants to be accepted as the woman she is.

Production

Country(ies) : URUGUAY, CHILE

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Festivals and Awards

DocCorner 2016
Berlinale - EFM 2015 (Panorama, Teddy Award)
Ventana Sur 2015 Video Library


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