Synopsis
Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , A Fantastic Woman, talks of love, acceptance, caring and identity in a whole new way Winner of several awards and accolades , it was also selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. It was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film where it won in the 90th Academy Awards The story is about Marina , a trans woman and how she deals with the death of her boyfriend to then rediscover her own identity . Marina, is a singer and waitress. She has just moved in with her lover, Orlando. One night, Orlando wakes up feeling very unwell. Unable to stand up, he collapses and falls down a staircase. Marina rushes him to a hospital, but Orlando dies, apparently from a stroke. Marina is viewed with suspicion both by the doctors and Orlando's family. A detective comes to the restaurant where Marina works, and asks Marina questions suggesting that Orlando's death had resulted from a physical altercation between the two of them. Meanwhile, Orlando's ex-wife and Orlando's son forbids Marina from attending the wake or the funeral. Marina struggles for the right to be herself in spite of the allegations. To make matters worse, the exclusions might have more to do with her identity rather than the death of Orlando. The film currently holds a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 182 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. Among top critics on the site, it holds an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Subtle and tender, A Fantastic Woman handles its timely, sensitive subject matter with care. It currently holds a score of 87 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 41 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim"