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Lingua Franca (2020)

NR · 2020-07-01 · 1h 35m · EN
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Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY. When the man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s a trans woman.

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Isabel SandovalDirector, Writer

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Isabel SandovalIsabel SandovalOliviaLynn CohenLynn CohenOlgaEamon FarrenEamon FarrenAlexIvory AquinoIvory AquinoTrixieLev GornLev GornMurrayP.J. BoudousquéP.J. BoudousquéAndreiAndrea LeighAndrea LeighDariaLeif SteinertLeif SteinertMatthewJake SoisterJake SoisterDanielRoman BlatRoman BlatViktorMegan ChannellMegan ChannellMillaShiloh VerricoShiloh VerricoMaggie

Keywords

Woman directorLgbtBrooklyn, new york cityCaregiverTransgenderTrans womanFilipino

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWoman Director · Lgbt · Brooklyn New York CityDialogue densityDramaDirector preference734774Actor preference61997 · 27708 · 734774Country preferenceUs

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What is Lingua Franca about?

Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY. When the man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s a trans woman.

How long is Lingua Franca?

Lingua Franca has a runtime of 95 minutes.

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