Who Can Play?

Who Can Play?

2020 · 76 min

A documentary that reveals how four brave transsexual athletes train, play and face the barriers of prejudice in sport. The director follows, from the point of view of the athletes themselves, and with non judgemental eyes, the routine of the 10-year-old skater girl Maria Joaquina, the intense training of the bodybuilder Juliano Ferreira, the journey of the volleyball player Isabela Neris, and the challenges from MMA and jiu jitsu fighter Anne Viriato, a woman who likes to face men in the octagon

Directed by Marcos Ribeiro

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