English title
Lingua Franca
Olivia, an undocumented Filipino transwoman, works as a caregiver to Olga , an elderly Russian woman, in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When Olivia runs out of options to attain legal status in the US, she becomes romantically involved with Alex.
Original title Lingua Franca
Director Isabel Sandoval
COUNTRY USA
Sales Agent Luxbox
Genre Drama
Year 2019
Delivery status
Date of availability
Technical Information
Language English, Tagalog
Duration 89
Color or B&W Color
Image ratio 1.85
Sound format 5.1 uncompressed
Credits
Script
Producer Carlo Velayo, Jhett Tolentino, Darlene Malimas
Production Companies Lingua Franca Holding Company LLC
Distributors
Cast Eamon Farren , Lynn Cohen
Synopsis
In this beguiling drama, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. When the American man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s transgender.
Cast
Eamon Farren
Lynn Cohen