Lingua Franca (2020)
Overview
Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation, works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in New York. When the man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s a trans woman.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.828 |
Directed By
Isabel Sandoval
Crew
Kate Fry
Clint Ramos
Lauren Citera
R.S. Francisco
Vincent R. Nebrida
Fernando Ortigas
Samuel S. Verzosa
Sarah Brennan Kolb
Gigi Dement
Lauren Citera
Nicole Cosgrove
E.A. Rocha
Romulo Aromin Jr.
Devin Smith
Sadie Marchese-Moore
Eric J. Goldstein
Barbaros Ali Kaynak
Sadie Marchese-Moore
Chazz Foggie
Dax Stringer
Barbaros Ali Kaynak
Tyler Harmon-Townsend
Brittney Elyse Vila
Earl Weathers
Bess Fifer
Luciano Acuna Jr.
Isabel Sandoval
Darlene Malimas
Jhett Tolentino
Jerome Kerkman
Maxwell Nalevansky
Isabel Sandoval
Carlo Velayo
Isabel Sandoval
Clint Ramos
Cecilia Mejia
Isabel Sandoval
Isaac Banks
Albert Michael Idioma
Teresa Barrozo
TOP CAST
Isabel Sandoval
Olivia
Lynn Cohen
Olga
Eamon Farren
Alex
Ivory Aquino
Trixie
Lev Gorn
Murray
P.J. Boudousqué
Andrei
Andrea Leigh
Daria
Leif Steinert
Matthew
Jake Soister
Daniel
Roman Blat
Viktor
Megan Channell
Milla
Shiloh Verrico
Maggie
Mark Nelson
Roman
Daniel Danielson
Clerk
Bryan Webster
Wedding Officiant
Dean Temple
Chad
Ari Barkan
Milo
Deema Aitken
Boris
Christine Spang
Woman in Bar
Ian Harmon
City Hall Employee
Matthew James Ballinger
Man in Bar
Jessie Squier
Wedding Photographer
Joshua Youngerman
ICE Agent
Earl Weathers
ICE Agent
Oleg Jelezniakov
ICE Agent
Paola Nazario
Dolly
Dom Olinares
Gay Couple
Jim Keller
Gay Couple
Charlie Miles
City Hall Wedding Guest
Yuki Monistere
City Hall Wedding Guest
Cynthia Casasola
City Hall Wedding Guest
Chris Kay
City Hall Wedding Guest
Natti Vogel
City Hall Wedding Guest
Janet Bruesselbach
City Hall Wedding Guest
Billy Taylor
City Hall Wedding Guest
Paul Aquino
Karaoke Guest
Brett Bartholomew
Bartender
Helen Kwong
Olivia's Mom
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