Woubi Chéri

Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi^[2]) 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.^[3] At the time of its release, it was one of the very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues.^[3]

Woubi Chéri
2013 region 2 PAL DVD cover
Directed by	Laurent Bocahut Philip Brooks
Edited by	Nadia Ben Rachid[1]
Release date	1998 (1998)
Running time	62 minutes
Countries	France Côte d'Ivoire
Language	French

The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship.^[2] Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages.^[4] 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.^[1]

See also

• Dakan — a 1997 Guinean drama film dealing with homosexuality
• Forbidden Fruit — a 2000 Zimbabwean film about a lesbian relationship