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Markie in Milwaukee
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Markie in Milwaukee

Jan 22, 2019
1h 32m
★ 4.7

Overview

Assembled from over 10 years of footage, Markie in Milwaukee tells the story of a midwestern transgender woman as she struggles with the prospect of de-transitioning under the pressures of her fundamentalist church, family and community.

Genres

Documentary

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