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Transit Havana

Transit Havana

2016 · 90 min · ★ 9.0 · Documentary

In Havana, transsexuals Odette, Juani and Malú wait for genital surgery - performed by European top surgeons and organized by the president's daughter, Mariela Castro. Castro is leading a sexual revolution combined with classic state socialism. New possibilities face old problems: will Cuban trans people find happiness despite intolerance, poverty and prostitution?

Directed by Daniel Abma · Written by Alex Bakker

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