Lingua Franca

»Lingua Franca« follows Olivia, a transgender undocumented Filipina woman living in New York City. She works as a caregiver to Olga, a Russian-Jewish woman who lives with her grandson Alex, who has just returned from a rehab trip to Russia. Soon complicated feelings emerge between Olivia and Alex. Alex is very much a product of the macho-masculine and sexist culture he has grown up in, something he must question when he learns that Olivia is transgender. (stockholmfilmfestival.se)