RIB Trailer | CinemAsia 2019

Director: ZHANG Wei Country: China Huanyu (Yuan Weijie) is a trans woman in China seeking gender reassignment surgery. In order to get it, though, she needs to get the consent of her devoutly Christian father (Huang Jingyi). Their close-knit parish regards this as a sin or sickness that can be prayed away, culminating in a spiritual crisis for both father and son. China has arguably progressive laws regarding transgender rights, but public awareness has not caught up yet. The Rib is hailed as the first