Laerte-se

Laerte-se
Directed by	Lygia Barbosa Eliane Brum
Written by	Eliane Brum
Starring	Laerte Coutinho Eliane Brum Rita Lee
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Laerte-se is a 2017 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum about the Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho, who at the age of 58 came out as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman.^[1][2]

Premise

Laerte-se examines gender identity and what it means to be masculine/feminine, while also exploring the issues Learte is facing by introducing herself as a woman and her talents as an artist.^[3]

Cast

• Laerte Coutinho
• Eliane Brum
• Rita Lee

Release

The film was released by Netflix on May 1, 2017.^[4][5]

References

1. "Laerta-se Movie Review". Common Sense Media. 23 May 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
2. "Laerte-se 2017". Letterboxd. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
3. "Netflix doc 'Laerte-se' unpacks the pain and bliss of transitioning". The Daily Dot. 26 May 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
4. "Laerte-se (2017) – Film Review". Oliver Twist. 15 June 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
5. Laerte-se. Netflix.

External links

• Laerte-se. Netflix.
• Laerte-se at IMDb
• Laerte-se at Rotten Tomatoes