Be a Woman

Be a Woman (2011)

January 1st, 20111h 24min

Documentary
52%

Overview

Over the course of 3 years, Fan Popo visited a bar called “Only-Love” in Nanning, China, getting to know the dancers and drag queens there and discovering who they really were behind their exuberant costumes and personas.


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