Summary
Paper Dolls follows the lives of transgender migrant workers from the Philippines who work as health care providers for elderly Orthodox Jewish men and perform as drag queens during their spare time. It also delves into the lives of societal outcasts who search for freedom and acceptance.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 72Audiences 68GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer72%
Metascore72
IMDb7.4
Audience score61%
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −16 min on the typical 96
typical 9680Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2006
October 26, 2006
20 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FilipinoHebrewMade in
Israel
Philippines
Directing · 1
- Tomer Heymann Director
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