The 39th Montreal World Film Festival, Focus On World Cinema (2015,Canada)
The 19th Busan International Film Festival (2014,Korea)

Working at a transgender bar, Min-a is a female with male genitals. When her colleague is assaulted by a male customer, she steps in to help, only to accidentally kill the assaulter. At the court, Min-a insists that she had no choice – she had to protect her colleague - but the situation is not favorable to her. Taking advantage of her sexual identity, the prosecutor drives the case as if the murder were a result out of jealousy, and Min-a’s own lawyer does not pay attention to her situation. Not until Min-a is placed in a men’s jail and is seized with terror do the human rights issues for transgender people emerge.

 

Min-a has woman’s breast for his hormone therapy. And Min-a still has his penis for not having a sex change surgery. Surely, Min-a is a woman on his mental. Nothing admits him as a woman in a family registration and sex chromosome.

If, that he sinned, then go to jail, which jail does Min-a go to? Men’s or Women’s?
According to this, this movie tells Min-su’s story also Min-a’s, as well. In other words, it tells the half’s story. 

 

- KIM Se-yeon