The End of Fame

The End of Fame

1981 · 85 min · ★ 3.0 · Drama, Music

A highly accurate autobiographic film that depicts the aftermath of Bülent Ersoy's gender change and how she, her friends and community reacts to it.

Directed by Orhan Aksoy · Written by Fuat Özlüer

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