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Diana

2009 · 11 min
3.2 / 10 · TMDB

A young transgender woman rejected by her family in India, lives alone in London, working as a prostitute to pay for hormone therapy. Aleem Khan’s remarkable short film is set in 1997 in the wake of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales – whose loneliness and isolation our protagonist can identify with only too well. On this extraordinary day, she prepares to set herself free.

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Year 2009
Country United Kingdom
Director Aleem Khan
Runtime 11 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.2/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs a delicate parallel between public mourning and private anguish, using the historical moment to explore a deeply personal quest for identity. It relies on a restrained, powerful central performance to turn intimate scenes into a resonant statement on belonging and self-determination.

What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of empathy for its character's silent struggle. The film's quiet power lies in its ability to find universal resonance in a specific, marginalized experience. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Aleem Khan

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