June 8, 1998
Release Date

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Woubi Chéri (1998)

Name: Woubi Chéri
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1998-06-08

1h 2m

Running Time

June 8, 1998
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Plot.

This documentary shows a few days in the life of various members of Abdijan, Ivory Coast's gay and transgender community. We get to meet a variety of woubis, yossis, etc. The hero/heroine of the film is a statuesque young man named Barbara who is organising the annual year-end party of the Ivory Coast Tranvestite Association, to be held December 27, 1997.

Where to Watch.

Free

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Cast & Crew.

Barbara

Self

Avelido

Self

Bibiche

Self

Jean-Jacques

Self

Philip Brooks

Director

Laurent Bocahut

Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
June 8, 1998

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 2m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

lgbt

gay theme

Wiki.

Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi) is a 1998 French/Ivorian documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. At the time of its release, it was one of the very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues.

The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship. Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages. The film won Best Documentary awards at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, the Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and the Transgender Festival in London.