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Girl King
Girl King

Girl King

A tale of desire and queer identity

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AdventureDramaComedy

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To see Girl King in high resolution—and not cut-up!— leave a message (as a ‘review’) here on letterboxd; the director will share free link. With a fistful of fetish in every frame, Girl King delivers a sexy, drag king swashbuckler. Pirates capture a naïve Butch and promise him that if he can find the Queen’s stolen treasure, they will be give him his heart’s desire—the seductive femme Claudia. Soon Butch is sailing on treacherous seas, swept away by dangerous desires where tops are bottomed, pirate captains are seduced by tranny sailors and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop. With the help of the mysterious Easy and the infamous pirate Captain Candy, can Butch find the treasure in time to restore the natural attraction between butch and femme? Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a pastiche of pillaged imagery to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire. A sweetly perverse fable for drag kings, gender-benders and those who adore them. Music by Amon Tobin

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

18 June 2002

Country

Canada

Cast

Chrystal Donbrath-Zinga

Chrystal Donbrath-Zinga

Butch

Michael-Ann Connor

Michael-Ann Connor

Claudia

Raven Courtney

Raven Courtney

Captain Candy

Victoria Deschanel

Victoria Deschanel

Queen

Joyce Pate

Joyce Pate

Jonathan Sutton

Jonathan Sutton

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