![]() ![]() ![]() Sin-Dee embarks on a local odyssey with a mind to tracking down and bitch-slapping her rival. ![]() Alexander tells Sin-Dee that her boyfriend Chester (James Ransone) has been sleeping with a “fish” (work it out for yourself, girl) named Dinah while she has been in prison. Its Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. We begin with a conversation between Alexandra (Mya Taylor) and Sin-Dee Rella (Kiki Kitana Rodriguez), both transsexual prostitutes, in a neon-bright doughnut shop to which we will return. Its Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. The film may be sold on its technological innovation, but it is still drenched in all flavours of urban humanity. Tangerine is the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking feature from director, Sean Baker. It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. One astonishing sequence, shot from inside a vehicle passing through a carwash, could comfortably be displayed on a gallery wall. You may not expect the story of two transgender sex workers on a madcap hunt through Hollywood to find a cheating pimp on Christmas Eve to be a perfect holiday film, but the heart at the center. The brash primary colours point up the plastic signs, loud lipsticks and moulded restaurant furniture to create a beautiful garishness that echoes the anthropological photography of Martin Parr. No recent film has been so intoxicated with sense of place. There is one scene in which old men are seen having sex with much younger women. Its the morning of Christmas Eve at the sketchy intersection of Santa Monica and Highland in Los Angeles, where a pair of transgender prostitutes. Using anamorphic adaptors to create a widescreen image, Baker makes a virtue of the bold images the phones generate. Frightening & Intense Scenes (1) Spoilers (1) Certification Edit Sex & Nudity Severe 17 of 33 found this severe A major theme is prostitution. There is much else to celebrate in Sean Baker's immersion in the world of LA's transgender sex workers, but it would be wrong to say that the medium is not key to the film's abundant appeal. If you know anything about the wonderful Tangerine, you will know that it was shot entirely on iPhones. ![]()
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