The Garden Left Behind (2019)

Directed by

Flavio Alves

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

18A

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican trans woman named Tina Carrera navigates life as an undocumented immigrant in New York City. She works, builds relationships, and faces challenges while trying to secure her future.

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What happens

The Garden Left Behind is a 2019 drama film directed by Flavio Alves, and starring Michael Madsen, Ed Asner and Carlie Guevara. The story centers around the life of Tina Carrera, a Mexican trans woman, struggling to make a life for herself as an undocumented immigrant in New York City. The film premiered at SXSW in 2019, where it won the Audience Award. The Garden Left Behind became the first independent film to be funded substantially through donations and sales via eBay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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