A Chilean woman's old-enough-to-be-her-father lover dies suddenly. She has trouble with his hostile family, who wants her out ASAP, and bars her from the funeral. When she tries to attend a function, she is ejected and roughed up. Meanwhile, a female detective is worried about her being abused, while a male police officer insists on addressing her by her legal, male name.
From the TIFF Q+A, the director had spent time doing research to create a transgender story. However, while the elements are new to Chile, they have been explored already in North American films. He further gave me a problem by casting his chief consultant, a post-op trans woman, in the role that clearly calls for a man or pre-op trans, as she is repeatedly referred to (directly or indirectly) as "a man in a dress". The are a couple of scenes where she appears topless with definitely female breasts. Recommended only for those in "the choir" of the trans cause, or who are more willing and able to suspend disbelief than myself.
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