Transamerica (2005)

Directed by

Duncan Tucker

Genre

drama film, comedy film, buddy film, LGBTQ-related film, transgender film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 513 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A trans woman named Bree is days away from gender confirmation surgery when she learns she has a teenage son from a past relationship. She reluctantly picks him up and they set off on a cross-country road trip that forces them to confront their shared history.

bittersweetwrytenderoffbeatslow-burnpoignantunderstatedgentle

What happens

Transamerica is a 2005 American road comedy-drama film written and directed by Duncan Tucker, and starring Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers. Released by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company, the film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2005, and to theaters in the United States on December 2, 2005. The screenplay, inspired in part by conversations between Tucker and his then-roommate Katherine Connella, tells the story of Bree (Huffman), a trans woman, who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Zegers). The film received positive reviews and won multiple awards, including Huffman winning a Golden Globe and a nomination for an Academy Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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