Drama

A Fantastic Woman

- My name is Marina Vidal. Do you have any problem with that?

Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.

Release Date : 2017-04-06

Language :Spanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Komplizen FilmParticipantFabulaMuchas GraciasSetembro Cine

Production Country : ChileGermanySpainUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Fantastic Woman, A

Cast

Character Name : Marina Vidal

Original Name : Daniela Vega

Gender : Female

Character Name : Orlando

Original Name : Francisco Reyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gabo

Original Name : Luis Gnecco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sonia

Original Name : Aline Küppenheim

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruno

Original Name : Nicolás Saavedra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adriana

Original Name : Amparo Noguera

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gaston

Original Name : Néstor Cantillana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Alejandro Goic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alessandra

Original Name : Antonia Zegers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Orlando's older relative

Original Name : Marcial Tagle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masseur

Original Name : Cristián Chaparro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Diana Cassis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Eduardo Paxeco

Gender : Male

Character Name : SML Medic

Original Name : Roberto Farías

Gender : Male

Character Name : Executive

Original Name : Pablo Cerda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guardia

Original Name : José Antonio Raffo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Erto Pantoja

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wanda

Original Name : Trinidad González

Gender : Female

Character Name : Singing teacher

Original Name : Sergio Hernández

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Paola Lattus

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Loreto Leonvendagar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cashier

Original Name : Fabiola Zamora

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in the chapel

Original Name : Bárbara Mundt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Orlando's younger relative

Original Name : Pablo Greene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at the discotheque

Original Name : Moisés Angulo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant customer

Original Name : Hugo Moraga

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sauna Recepcionist

Original Name : Verónica García-Huidobro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man in the Taxi

Original Name : Senén Selim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chapel Clerk

Original Name : Paulina Hunt

Gender : Female

Character Name : CInerary Operator

Original Name : Francisco González Hermosilla

Gender : Male

Reviews

Crazypiglady

@Crazypiglady

2023-01-11

A very genuine and honest feeling film, It felt very natural even if uncomfortable in places. A slender plot but that wasn’t the point. The point was human interest, the characterisation and the vulnerability, strength and resilience of Marina in what was a very emotional story for her. Simply and convincingly delivered by the captivating performances of Reyes and particularly Daniela Vega who took this film to a higher plane. Lelio’s direction is beautiful, tenderly and sensitively executed. 8/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-03-02

Without being in the least graphic nor particularly violent, this is still quite a harrowing watch. It’s all centred on the story of “Marina” (Daniela Vega). She’s a trans nightclub performer who just happens to be in a loving relationship with the older, and wealthier, “Orlando” (Francisco Reyes). They have a night of rough and tumble after celebrating her birthday but it turns out that his ticker isn’t so great and she ends up having to rush him to the hospital. Once there, the expected tragedy strikes them but believe it or not, that is just the start of her problems as the police begin to probe and question her explanation of events whilst his family take a view that she can just go to hell. Gradually, as she becomes more and more exposed to the thoughtless cruelty and loneliness - not to mention her own feelings of grief and despair - we begin to share in her hopelessness. There’s not so much original about the plot here, it’s a story that has been told in various guises many times before, but the effort from Vega is borderline visceral as her character finds herself almost under siege from an array of people she didn’t know but who chose not to believe that she could ever have loved “Orlando” or been loved by him in return. It’s a pretty scathing indictment of societal attitudes to trans people, certainly, but it’s also fairly brutal to those where there is an age gap, a wealth gap, indeed just about anyone who doesn’t conform to the norms. The police, here, are especially vicious but that’s due, as much as anything, to their unsympathetic indifference to her own plight. The production is not the best, it has to be said, and neither the editing nor the camerawork are anyone’s finest work, but the story has a truth to it that’s touching, infuriating and worth a watch.