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MONICA

  • 2023
  • 1 HR, 53 min
  • JUN 2 → JUN 15
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Details
Released May 12, 2023, United States, Italy
Drama
1 hour, 53 minutes
IFC Films
None
Starring
  • Trace Lysette
  • Patricia Clarkson
  • Adriana Barraza
  • Emily Browning
  • Joshua Close
Director

Andrea Pallaoro

Film Information

MONICA is an intimate portrait of a woman who returns home after a long absence to confront the wounds of her past. Reconnecting with her mother (Patricia Clarkson) and the rest of her family for the first time since leaving as a teenager, Monica (Trace Lysette) embarks on a path of healing and acceptance. The film delves into Monica’s internal world and state of mind, her pain and fears, her needs and desires, to explore the universal themes of abandonment and forgiveness.

Full Cast
Trace Lysette
Patricia Clarkson
Adriana Barraza
Emily Browning
Joshua Close
Additional Credits
Andrea Pallaoro Director

Reviews

“Monica raises the bar for trans stories onscreen, and Lysette takes her rightful place as its muse.”

Jude Dry
indieWIRE

“Director and co-writer Andrea Pallaoro banishes easy sentiment and proselytizing in this touching film, allowing the audience to take a journey with the titular Monica and discover her story on the way.”

Fionnuala Halligan
Screen International

“With uncommon sensitivity toward the interior lives of its characters, as well as to the shifting codes of trans representation, Monica is a film about making amends, where the person who deserves the apology is also the one doing all the work.”

Peter Debruge
Variety

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