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''Never My Soul!'' is a 2001 Turkish film by
Kutluğ Ataman Kutluğ Ataman (born 1961 in Istanbul Turkey) is an acclaimed Turkish-American contemporary artist and feature filmmaker. Ataman's films are known for their strong characterization and humanity. His early art works examine the ways in which peo ...
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. Kutluğ Ataman Official Website. Retrieved on August 29, 2015.
The film, with a duration of about two hours, is about Ceyhan Firat, a Turkish trans woman residing in Switzerland who makes her living as a sex worker.Smith, Roberta.



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Firat pretends to be Turkish actress
Türkan Şoray Türkan Şoray (born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. She started her career in 1960, and won her first award as the most successful actress at the 1st Antalya Golde ...
. The film's title refers to a common saying in Turkish film: a girl who is being targeted by a rapist may tell him that he could have her body but never her soul.


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Further reading

*Çakirlar, Cüneyt. "Queer Art of Parallaxed Document: Visual Discourse of Docudrag in Kutluğ Ataman's ''Never My Soul!'' (2001)" (Chapter 15). In: Pullen, Christopher. ''LGBT Transnational Identity and the Media''.
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. 29 February 2012. , 9780230353510.


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Kutluğ Ataman ''Never My Soul'', 2001
- TBA21 2001 films Turkish LGBTQ-related films 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films 2001 LGBTQ-related films Transgender-related films 2001 drama films Turkish drama films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub