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Monica
Why this pick
Its patient close-ups and sparse dialogue create a similarly intimate portrait of a trans woman reclaiming space within a painful family history, prioritizing interior feeling over melodrama.
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MOVIE2017 1h 44m CHL
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Marina is a young transgender woman living in Santiago, Chile, who works as a singer and waitress. She is taken to dinner by her boyfriend Orlando, an older man whom she has recently moved in with. That night, Orlando wakes up in a daze and complains he does not feel right. Marina prepares to take him to the hospital, but he stumbles down a flight of stairs. After driving Orlando to the hospital and checking him in, she is told by a doctor that Orlando has died of a brain aneurysm. She runs from the hospital and is then picked up by police, who drive her back and demand an explanation for why she left so suddenly. Marina speaks to Orlando's brother, Gabo, who helps her to convince the police officers of her innocence and lets her take Orlando's car home.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Nicolás Saavedra
Bruno
Amparo Noguera
Adriana
Alejandro Goic
Doctor
Antonia Zegers Oportot
Alessandra
Marcial Tagle
Orlando's Relative
Roberto Farías
SML Medic
Daniela Vega
Marina
Néstor Cantillana
Gaston