Neither Boy Nor Girl

Neither Boy Nor Girl

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Neither Boy Nor Girl

2016

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Overview

At birth, every parent expects the famous announcement: “It’s a girl!” or “It’s a boy!”. And if, instead, the doctors declared :”We don’t know“? Through the history of Gabriel, Sophie, Justin and their families, we discover the taboo of intersexuality, formerly called”hermaphrodite”.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Justin Hubert

Himself

Hélène Richard

Herself

Janik Bastien-Charlebois

Themself - Professor of Sociology

Lyne Chiniara

Herself - Pediatric Endocrinologist

Isabelle De Bie

Herself

Mohamed ElSherbiny

Himself

Ariane Giacobino

Herself - Medical Geneticist

Shuvo Ghosh

Himself - Developmental-Behavioural Pediatrician

Blaise J. Meyrat

Himself - Pediatric Surgeon

Anne Marie Sbrocchi

Herself - Pediatric Endocrinologist

Creative team

Directed by: Mireille Paris
Written by: Mylène Tremblay
Mireille Paris
Produced by: Luc Wiseman

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