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103 minutes
Rated: NR
Status: Released to video
5/23/06
Country: US
Studio:
Cast: Felicity Huffman,
Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan,
Graham Greene, Elizabeth Peña, Burt
Young
Director/Screenwriter: Duncan
Tucker |
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Bree is days away from what she has
been dreaming about her whole
life-the completion of her sex
re-assignment surgery. But her plans
come to an abrupt halt when she is
forced to confront a person who she
never knew existed-her long-lost
son, Toby. He is in New York City,
in jail, and is looking for his
biological father, 'Stanley.'
Reluctantly, Bree travels to New
York and bails him out under the
pretense that she is a missionary
worker. She learns that Toby's
mother is dead and he now works as a
hustler, does drugs, and practically
lives as a squatter. But he wants to
go with her to L.A. in hopes of
pursuing other endeavors. Once she
decides to take him along, the two
embark on a road trip that leads to
a touching rediscovery of familial
bonds. Felicity Huffman as Bree
portrays every nuance of a
pre-operative male-to-female
transsexual without transgression,
from the octave of her voice to the
almost forced hyper-femininity.
Kevin Zegers holds his own as Toby,
playing the character's tough façade
alongside vulnerability and
adolescent confusion. Laced with
humor and poignant moments,
Transamerica transcends the genres
it incorporates due to
writer/director Duncan Tucker's
engaging script and meticulous
direction. The film ultimately comes
together as the story of two people
in transition who are used to
relying on themselves and have not
yet realized that it sometimes takes
a stranger to help you move on to
the next place. |
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