Noor

Çağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti : 2012

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. Inspired by real events in the lead actor's life, the directors' debut feature premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2012.