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Paper Dolls (2006)

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Paper Dolls (Hebrew: בובות נייר‎, Bubot Niyar) is a 2006 documentary by Israeli director Tomer Heymann, which follows the lives of transgender migrant workers from the Philippines who work as health care providers for elderly Orthodox Jewish men and perform as drag queens during their spare time. It also delves into the lives of societal outcasts who search for freedom and acceptance.

In 2013, the story was adapted as a musical and produced at the Tricycle Theatre in London.
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