A Fantastic Woman + Q&A (15)

Aspiring singer Marina Vidal is happily settled with an older boyfriend, Orlando. They live together, in defiance of Orlando’s family, who believe that Marina’s status as a trans woman is a perversion of the laws of nature. During Marina’s birthday celebrations, Orlando falls unexpectedly ill and she rushes him to hospital. Sadly, he doesn’t regain consciousness and Marina has the desperately sad task of informing Orlando’s family and friends of his passing. She is met with a wall of animosity and suspicion.