Paper Dolls

Original title: Bubot Niyar
Duration: 80 min
Release date: 2006-10-26
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Paper Dolls follows the lives of transgender migrant workers from the Philippines who work as health care providers for elderly Orthodox Jewish men and perform as drag queens during their spare time. It also delves into the lives of societal outcasts who search for freedom and acceptance.

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Tomer Heymann
Tomer Heymann
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