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Orlando, My Political Biography
Orlando, My Political Biography

Orlando, My Political Biography

Power to the people.

Genres

Documentary

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Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel "Orlando: A Biography" follows the centuries-spanning life of a young nobleman who awakens to find that they a woman. Almost a century after its publication, Paul B. Preciado claims that fiction has become reality and Orlando's story lies at the root of all contemporary trans and non-binary life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$93854

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

14 September 2023

Country

France

Cast

Oscar-Roza Miller

Oscar-Roza Miller

Yanis Sahraoui

Yanis Sahraoui

Liz Christin

Liz Christin

Elios Lévy

Elios Lévy

Victor Marzouk

Victor Marzouk

Paul B. Preciado

Paul B. Preciado

Kori Ceballos

Kori Ceballos

Vanasay Khamphommala

Vanasay Khamphommala

Ruben Rizza

Ruben Rizza

Julia Postollec

Julia Postollec

Amir Baylly

Amir Baylly

Naëlle Dariya

Naëlle Dariya

Jenny Bel'Air

Jenny Bel'Air

Emma Avena

Emma Avena

Lillie

Lillie

Arthur

Arthur

Eleonore

Eleonore

La Bourette

La Bourette

Noam Iroual

Noam Iroual

Iris Crosnier

Iris Crosnier

Clara 3000

Clara 3000

Castiel Emery

Castiel Emery

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Nathan Callot

Nathan Callot

Pierre et Gilles

Pierre et Gilles

Tristana Gray Martyr

Tristana Gray Martyr

Le Filip

Le Filip

Miss Drinks

Miss Drinks

Tom Dekel

Tom Dekel

Virginie Despentes

Virginie Despentes

Rilke & Pompom

Rilke & Pompom

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