Transamerica (2005)
Release Year: 2005
Nation: United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Duncan Tucker
Writer: Duncan Tucker
Production & Genre
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Companies: Belladonna Productions
Genre: Adventure, Buddy Film, Comedy, Comedy Film, Drama, Lgbt-Related Film
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: cocaine, drug addiction, father son relationship, former prostitute, gender affirmation surgery, hitchhiking, hopeful, hustler, individual, intimate, lgbt, los angeles, california, missionary, motel, new identity, new york city, parent child relationship, porn actor, porn industry, road movie, road trip, runaway, sexual abuse, stolen cars, teenage prostitute, therapist, trans woman, transgender, waitress
Story
Bree Osbourne (Felicity Huffman), a transgender woman living in Los Angeles, has been approved for sex reassignment surgery. Before the procedure, she must first address an unresolved issue from her past: Toby Wilkins (Kevin Zegers), her seventeen-year-old son whom she never knew existed. Toby, now a hustler and thief in New York City, calls Bree and reveals he's alone after his mother's suicide. Bree travels to New York, posing as a Christian social worker, bails Toby out of jail, and decides to take him back to Los Angeles with her. Along their cross-country journey, they encounter various challenges and encounters while Bree attempts to guide Toby towards a better path, aiming to return in time for her scheduled surgery.
Summary
Directed by Duncan Tucker, 'Transamerica' (2005) is an adventure comedy-drama that explores the complex relationship between Bree Osbourne, a transgender woman awaiting gender affirmation surgery, and Toby Wilkins, her estranged son she never knew existed. The film focuses on their unexpected cross-country journey as they hitchhike from New York to Los Angeles, with Bree navigating her new role as a parental figure while also keeping her true identity concealed.
