A Fantastic Woman (2017)

Drama

Director: Sebastián Lelio
Writers: Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza
Starring: Luis Gnecco, Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Aline Küppenheim

"Fearless, Powerful, Ravishing."

Marina and Orlando are in love and planning their future, when one night Orlando suddenly falls ill and passes away. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, Marina is treated with suspicion by authorities and with disdain by his family. She is forbidden to attend his funeral and thrown out of the apartment they shared. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is a perversion. So she must battle the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now – a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic.

Plot summary from IMDb: Marina, a transgender woman who works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 37 nominations.
Runtime: 104 min
R