Instructions For Survival

The film is about love story of one couple Alexandre and Marie. Alexandre is a transgender and lives with his girlfriend Marie. Because of his trans identity and mark “ female“ in passport, Alexander has to lead a secret life. Such people like him are threatened with persecution and death in his homeland. In order to escape this hopeless situation, Marie decides to make a surrogacy. With this money, the couple wants to flee to Europe and finally live in freedom. With the time their pragmatical plan wrecks, because Alexandre and Marie fell in love with the child in Mari’s belly.

Director: Yana Ugrekhelidze
Year: 2021
Duration: 72 minutes
Category: Documentary Feature
Language: German with English subtitles

The film is about love story of one couple Alexandre and Marie. Alexandre is a transgender and lives with his girlfriend Marie. Because of his trans identity and mark “ female“ in passport, Alexander has to lead a secret life. Such people like him are threatened with persecution and death in his homeland.

In order to escape this hopeless situation, Marie decides to make a surrogacy. Withthis money, the couple wants to flee to Europe and finally live in freedom. With the time their pragmatical plan wrecks, because Alexandre and Marie fell in love  with the child in Mari’s belly.

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Film Festival 2023 Venue - SRFTI