Half (2016)
하프
Overview
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 is finally transferred to a prison for females, but still she suffers from misunderstanding. Presenting the transgender human rights issues as a court drama, this film tries to correct the myriad misunderstandings toward transgender people.
Where to watch Half
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| South Korea | Watcha | — | — |
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What is Half about?
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 is finally transferred to a prison for females, but still she suffers from misunderstanding. Presenting the transgender human rights issues as a court drama, this film tries to correct the myriad misunderstandings toward transgender people. Half is a Drama movie, released on 2016-01-21, runtime 96 minutes.
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In South Korea, Half streams on Watcha. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Kim Se-yeon
Cast
- Ahn Yong-jun as Lee Min-soo/Lee Min-ah
- Jung You-seok as Kim Gi-joo
- Moon Se-yoon as Pink
- Song Young-gyu as Big sister Wang
- Jin Hye-Kyung as Yoo-ri
- Kim Min-seo as Se-hee
- Im So-mi as Pildo Woman
- Kim Yeon-soo as Room Salon Girl 1
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