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I wasn't born for this

I wasn't born for this

2024 · 18 min · Documentary

The mandatory military enlistment process brings with itself a determination that cannot be avoided, forcing many young people to serve against their will. But certain calls are permeated by a complex game of forces, which involves desires and prejudices, in relation to those enlisted with behavior outside the normative standards from a social, racial and sexual point of view.

Directed by Erik Ely

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