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Call Her Ganda
Call Her Ganda

Call Her Ganda

How one life galvanized a nation

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DocumentaryCrime

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When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina trans woman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case--an activist attorney, a transgender journalist and Jennifer's mother)--galvanize a political uprising, pursuing justice and taking on hardened histories of US imperialism.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

19 April 2018

Country

Philippines

Cast

Naomi Fontanos

Naomi Fontanos

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Julita Laude

Julita Laude

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Virginia Lacsa Suarez

Virginia Lacsa Suarez

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Meredith Talusan

Meredith Talusan

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Jennifer Laude

Jennifer Laude

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