Lingua Franca

Insightful without being heavy-handed.

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Lingua Franca

Olivia, an undocumented Filipino transwoman, works as a caregiver to Olga, an elderly Russian woman, in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When Olivia runs out of options to attain legal status in the US, she becomes romantically involved with Alex, Olga's adult grandson, in the pursuit of a marriage-based green card.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama
Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
Isabel Sandoval
Writer(s)
Isabel Sandoval
Cast
Isabel Sandoval
FEATURED REVIEW
Dennis Harvey, Variety

There’s a simultaneous delicacy and straightforwardness to “Lingua Franca” that stamps Isabel Sandoval’s third feature with a distinctive directorial sensibility — even if her script eventually muffles some of the film’s early promise. This low-key drama about a trans Filipina looking for love (and ...

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