A Fantastic Woman
When her older partner dies suddenly, a young trans woman in Santiago is treated with suspicion and denied a place among the mourners at his funeral.
Academy Award Best International Feature 2018 won
Marina, a young trans woman working as a waitress and singer in Santiago, loses her older partner to a sudden aneurysm. His family and the authorities treat her with suspicion and hostility, questioning her, excluding her from the funeral and denying her any recognised claim to grieve.
The film holds together identity and disavowed loss, showing a woman forced to mourn in private while the world refuses her the standing of a bereaved partner. Awarded the Academy Award for Best International Feature in 2018.
Details
- 2017
- Chile
- Spanish
- Film
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