Regretters
59 minutes | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG
At centre stage sit Mikael and Orlando. Both men, now well into their 60s, share a common bond—they were men who became women and decided to change back. In this raw and candid tête-à-tête, Mikael and Orlando explore their pasts and trade war stories of their individual journeys through gender reassignment and back again. Mikael, deciding to become a woman later in life, was immediately hit with a wave of regret post-surgery and now longs to feel “whole” again. The flamboyant Orlando, one of Sweden’s first cases of gender reassignment, chooses not to live as a woman anymore, but is comfortable with the fluidity of his somewhat undefined current gender. Regretters offers a rare and penetrating look at a subject seldom talked about. Marcus Lindeen’s minimalistic staging allows for Mikael and Orlando’s compelling stories and insightful reflections to jump off the screen into our hearts and minds. - Lynne Crocker
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Co-Presented with Co-presented with Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival.
Director(s)
Marcus Lindeen
Producer(s)
Kristina Åberg
Cinematographer(s)
Andréas Lennartsson
Erik Persson
Editor(s)
Marinella Angusti
Kristin Grundström
Composer(s)
Martin Willert
