The complexities of gender and sexual identities have been highlighted in films in different cultures. XXY is a film from Argentina about a family with an intersex child and how they navigate their way through questions of identity.

Bol is a Pakistani movie that deals with many gender and sexuality issues. In this film, the main character, Zainab, is executed by hanging. In contrast, the U.S. film, Transamerica, shows the main character, Bree, reconciling with her son at the end of the film. These are very different stories that all deal with the gender and sexual identities. How much are the differences in the films due to cultural attitudes about gender/sexuality?

How much are due to differences in film traditions?