Half (2016)

Half 2016 / 하프 2016 / Hapeu

Working at a transgender bar, Mina Ah is a trans woman. When her colleague is assaulted by a male customer, she steps in to help, only to accidentally kill the assaulter. At the court, Min Ah insists that she had no choice – she had to protect her colleague - but the situation is not favorable to her. Taking advantage of her sexual identity, the prosecutor drives the case as if the murder were a result out of jealousy, and Min Ah’s own lawyer does not pay attention to her situation. Not until Min Ah is placed in a men’s jail and is seized with terror do the human rights issues for transgender people emerge. Min Ah is finally transferred to a prison for women, but still she suffers from misunderstanding. Presenting the transgender human rights issues as a court drama, this film tries to correct the myriad misunderstandings toward transgender people. Director Kim Se Yeon made this film based on a true story about a transgender woman jailed with male inmates. This is also a court drama that embraces the conventional styles rather than new techniques.