Things We Dare Not Do
Season 34 Episode 9 | 1h 10m 7sVideo has Audio Description
In a Mexican coastal village, 16-year-old Ñoño has a secret that defies gender norms.
In the small Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, 16-year-old Ñoño lives what seems to be an idyllic existence with his loving family. But he holds a secret. Defying gender norms, Ñoño works up the courage to tell his family he wants to live his life as a woman. Yet when violence interrupts a community celebration, he must face the reality of a country shrouded in machismo and transphobia.
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Things We Dare Not Do
Season 34 Episode 9 | 1h 10m 7sVideo has Audio Description
In the small Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, 16-year-old Ñoño lives what seems to be an idyllic existence with his loving family. But he holds a secret. Defying gender norms, Ñoño works up the courage to tell his family he wants to live his life as a woman. Yet when violence interrupts a community celebration, he must face the reality of a country shrouded in machismo and transphobia.
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