Half (2016)

Director: Se-Yeon Kim
Stars: Ahn Yong-joon, Yoo-Seok Jeong, Choi Bum-ho

She 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. Taking advantage of her sexual identity, the prosecutor drives the case as if the murder were a result out of jealousy, and her own lawyer does not pay attention to her situation. Presenting the transgender human rights issues as a court drama, this film tries to correct the myriad misunderstandings toward transgender people. Director made this film based on a true story about a transgender person jailed with male inmates.

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