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Outerlands (2025)

Outerlands poster
Directed by
Elena Oxman
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
2.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A non-binary gig worker in San Francisco takes in a coworker's daughter and then must deal with their own past when the coworker doesn't come back.

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What happens

Outerlands is a 2025 American drama film directed by Elena Oxman and released in 2025. The film stars Asia Kate Dillon as Cass, a non-binary gig economy worker in San Francisco juggling several low-paying jobs to make ends meet, whose coworker Kalli (Louisa Krause) leaves her daughter Ari (Ridley Asha Bateman) with Cass while Kalli goes out of town, forcing Cass to confront their own childhood traumas and abandonment issues when Kalli fails to return from her trip. The cast also includes Daniel K. Isaac and Lea DeLaria in supporting roles. The production participated in the San Francisco "Scene in San Francisco Incentive Program" administered by the San Francisco Film Commission. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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