A Fantastic Woman was the entry from Chile for the The Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards of 2018. It deserved to win. I'm not sure how I came to miss it at the cinema, but it may have had a limited release.
The story of a transgender woman called Marina stars Daniela Vega who, herself, is transgender. She is quite brilliant as a troubled soul whose much older partner (played by Francisco Reyes) dies at the beginning of the movie. The marvellous original screenplay is by director Sebastian Lelio and Gonzalo Maza.
This is an emotional drama following a quiet person caught up in the aftermath of a tragedy that involves police and family. It is only at the very end of the film that we glimpse what makes her happy. No wonder so many critics gave the film five stars, as they did the team's previous movie Gloria (99% on Rotten Tomatoes).
The song with the end credits is also great: "Time" by the Alan Parsons Project.
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