Noor

Shafiq is known as Noor in Pakistan´s Khusras transgender community, where he found the kind of love that changed his life. Now, however, he will appear as a man and take on a man’s work for a company that ornately decorates transport trucks. He even finds a girl who loves him as he is. And despite objections from Yasmeen’s brother, Noor goes ahead with the wedding plans. But a scuffle with a drunken rapist sends him on a journey in a stolen truck that forces him to redefine his own identity and his place in the world. Noor’s destination is a mountain lake: according to his wise old boss Babu, the lake is shrouded in legend and will allow Noor to magically bring about a definitive transformation.… This fascinating road movie inspired by real events in the lead actor’s life is the debut of an international creative duo: Turkish Çağla Zencirci and Frenchman Guillaume Giovanetti. Their film presents viewers with a bluntly poetic invitation to dance. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)