Woubi Chéri | |
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Directed by |
Laurent Bocahut Philip Brooks |
Edited by | Nadia Ben Rachid [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Countries |
France Côte d'Ivoire |
Language | French |
Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi [2]) is a 1998 French/ Ivorian documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. [3] It is one of the very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues. [3]
The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship. [2] Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages. [4] The film won Best Documentary awards at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, the Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and the Transgender Festival in London. [1]
Woubi Chéri | |
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![]() 2013 region 2 PAL DVD cover | |
Directed by |
Laurent Bocahut Philip Brooks |
Edited by | Nadia Ben Rachid [1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 62 minutes |
Countries |
France Côte d'Ivoire |
Language | French |
Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi [2]) is a 1998 French/ Ivorian documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. [3] It is one of the very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues. [3]
The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship. [2] Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages. [4] The film won Best Documentary awards at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, the Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and the Transgender Festival in London. [1]