A Fantastic Woman

Marina, a young waitress and aspiring singer and Orlando 20 years older than herself and owner of a printing press are in love and plan a future together. After a night of partying Orlando dies in the hospital and Marina who face suspicions of death. For Orlando's family Marina's transsexual condition is an aberration, and she has to be a fighter for who she is: a strong, passionate, and fantastic woman. The film is directed by Sebastian Lelio, director of other films such as 'Gloria' or 'La sagrada familia'. The cast is formed by Daniela Vega. Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim and Amparo Noguera and the movie won silver bear for best screenplay in Berlinale 2017. It was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards