Lingua Franca (2019)

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Country: Philippines, USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 2020-08-26
Director: Isabel Sandoval
Writers: Isabel Sandoval
Language: English | Tagalog | Russian
Stars: Eamon Farren , Lynn Cohen (I) , Lev Gorn , Shiloh Verrico , Ivory Aquino , Christine Spang , Isabel Sandoval , P.J. Boudousqué , Ari Barkan , Megan Channell
Runtime: 89 min
Awards: 13 wins & 25 nominations
AKA: Lingua Franca (United Kingdom) , Lingua Franca (United States of America) , Lingua Franca (Canada) , Lingua Franca (Germany) , Lingua Franca (Canada) , Brooklyn secret (France, French Republic) , Lingua Franca (India) , Лингва франка (Russian Federation) , Κοινή διάλεκτος (Greece) , Lingua Franca , Brooklyn Secret (France, French Republic)
Plot: Olivia (Isabel Sandoval), an undocumented Filipino transwoman, works as a caregiver to Olga (Lynn Cohen), 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 (Eamon Farren), Olga's adult grandson, in the pursuit of a marriage-based green card.
IMDB:tt8943224