The makers of 'Woman Of', which follows a man transitioning to a woman in socially conservative Poland, hope their film will help ease deep-rooted prejudices in the Roman Catholic nation.
The 80th Venice Film Festival - Premiere for the film "Kobieta Z..." in competition - Red Carpet - Venice, Italy, September 8, 2023 - Directors Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert pose with Agnieszka Holland, director of "Zielona Granica" .
Critics have accused the party of fanning anti-LGBTQ sentiment, but Szumowska said she wanted "Woman Of" to change the debate around transgender issues. The film follows key moments in the life of the protagonist from childhood to marriage, parenthood and then her eventual transition, using Poland's own post-communist transformation as both a backdrop and a metaphor for the main plot line.
Its leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski repeatedly ridiculed transgender people during meetings with voters last year, telling one rally that left-wing sympathisers believed people could say "until 5:30 I was a man, but now I'm a woman"."Politicians speak out like it's an evil, they use it as a threat," Szumowska said.
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