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title: 'Born to be Human (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lily Ni'
released: '2021-12-03'
countries:
  - 'Taiwan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/born-to-be-human-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14246954/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Born to be Human (2021)

2021 · Taiwan


## Synopsis

Born to Be Human is a 2021 Taiwanese drama film with LGBTQ+ themes, written and directed by Lily Ni. The film follows the story of an adolescent intersex boy, Shi-Nan, and explores themes of medical violence and gender identity. For her performance in the lead role, Ling-Wei Lee won the Yakushi Pearl Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021, where the film premiered.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lily Ni](https://cinepixo.com/people/lily-ni)

## Cast

- [Vera Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-chen)

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