Framing Agnes
6.7
2023
1 hr 15 min
Documentary
After discovering case files from the UCLA gender clinic from the 1950s, a group of trans actors confronts the legacy of young trans women being forced to choose between honesty and access.
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- Cast:
- Zackary Drucker , Angelica Ross , Jen Richards , Max Wolf Valerio , Silas Howard
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Good movie but grossly overrated
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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
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Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
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The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
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