Tangerine (2015)
- Directed by
- Sean Baker
- Genre
- comedy drama, transgender film, LGBTQ-related film, Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 809 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A transgender sex worker learns her boyfriend and pimp has been unfaithful. She hunts him down on the streets of Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.
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What happens
Tangerine is a 2015 American independent comedy-drama film directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Bergoch. It follows a transgender sex worker as she discovers that her boyfriend, who is also her pimp, has been cheating on her. The film stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone. Tangerine was shot on three iPhone 5s smartphones. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23 and had a limited release through Magnolia Pictures on July 10. It grossed $935,984 on a budget of $100,000 and received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, performances, and portrayal of transgender individuals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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