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Mía (2011)

Mía poster
Directed by
Javier Van de Couter
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
+13
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A trans woman named Ale finds a diary belonging to a deceased young woman named Mia. Through the diary, she connects with Mia's grieving husband and daughter. The story explores prejudice and the power of love across social boundaries.

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What happens

Mía es una película dramática argentina escrita y dirigida por Javier Van de Couter, además de ser su ópera prima. La película repasa el tema de la discriminación, la intolerancia, la marginación y la exclusión social, pero también el de la infinita capacidad de amor que tiene el ser humano. Ale (Camila Sosa Villada) es una mujer transgénero que se dedica al cartoneo y en sus tareas habituales descubre el diario personal de "Mía", una mujer joven que ha muerto dejando solos a su marido, Manuel (Rodrigo de la Serna)Clarín espectáculos y a su pequeña hija, Julia (Maite Lanata).Clarín espectáculos (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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