Bozeman Magazine

Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film, A Fantastic Woman follows a trans woman struggling to move on after the death of her partner. Waitress and singer, Marina, and Orlando, an older man, are in love and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society, and to fight to show them who she is: complex, strong, forthright, and fantastic. The film is led by a naturalistic and stunning first-time performance by Daniela Vega, an openly trans woman in Chile, whose experiences helped shaped the plot. Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film, A Fantastic Woman fol-lows a trans woman struggling to move on after the death of her partner. Waitress and singer, Ma-rina, and Orlando, an older man, are in love and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society, and to fight to show them who she is: complex, strong, forthright, and fantastic. The film is led by a naturalistic and stunning first-time performance by Daniela Vega, an openly trans woman in Chile, whose experiences helped shaped the plot.