A Fantastic Woman

2018 • 104 minutes

About this movie

Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. After celebrating Marina’s birthday one evening, Orlando falls seriously ill. Marina rushes him to the emergency room, but he passes away just after arriving at the hospital. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, suddenly Marina is treated with suspicion. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is an aberration, a perversion. So Marina struggles for the right to be herself. She battles 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 woman.

Ratings and reviews

This film is a creative work of tragic beauty. Absolutely unmissable for anyone who has found themself in the conundrum of gender identity. Love is demanding yet is the ultimate fufilment of humanity and this work identifies that.

Not so fantastic