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Mosquita y Mari
Why this pick
A tender, unhurried queer coming-of-age romance shaped by family duty, cultural expectations, and the small acts of courage required to claim a private self.
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MOVIE2017 1h 19m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Zaynab (Fawzia Mirza), a thirty-something Pakistani, Muslim, lesbian in Chicago takes care of her TV-obsessed mother Parveen (Shabana Azmi). As Zaynab falls for Alma (Sari Sanchez), a bold and very bright Mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love and wrestling.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Shabana Azmi
Parveen
Sari Sanchez
Alma