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Ma vie en rose (1997)

Ma vie en rose poster
Directed by
Alain Berliner
Genre
drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film, transgender film
Country
United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 112 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young transgender girl named Ludovic lives in a suburban community where she expresses her true identity through her imagination and daily life. Her family and neighbors react with confusion and conflict as they try to understand her and her differences.

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What happens

Ma vie en rose (English: My Life in Pink) is a 1997 Franco-Belgian drama film directed by Alain Berliner. It tells the story of Ludovic, a transgender girl, and depicts her family and community struggling to accept her gender identity. The film received largely positive reviews and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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