Things We Dare Not Do

The film focuses on the journey of a transgender individual named Ñoño as he transitions to live as a woman. By highlighting Ñoño’s experience, the movie challenges traditional expectations about gender roles in a Mexican coastal village.

The documentary examines the tension between individual identity and the cultural construct of machismo. It questions the rigid societal expectations of masculinity and highlights the impact of these expectations on personal freedom.

Set in the Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, the film offers an authentic look at a non-Anglo-Saxon community. It avoids presenting the culture as a mere backdrop and instead focuses on the internal dynamics of the community.

The story explores the conflict between personal ability to act and patriarchal family structures. It portrays the protagonist’s struggle against cultural norms as a journey towards self-realization.

There is no evidence regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.