Amid all the images of celebration and joyful physical abandon—including a showcase solo dance performance that functions as a kind of climax—the most lingering images are the ones depicting daily routines.
Mala Mala
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Puerto Rico, United States · 2014
1h 29m
Director Antonio Santini
Starring Samantha Close, Ivana Fred, Denise Rivera, Soraya Santiango Solla
Genre Documentary, Drama
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A unique exploration of self-discovery and activism, featuring a diverse collection of subjects that include LGBTQ advocates, business owners, sex workers, and a boisterous group of drag performers who call themselves The Doll House, Mala Mala portrays a fight for personal and community acceptance paved with triumphant highs and devastating lows.
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What are critics saying?
The New York Times by Daniel M. Gold
While affirming the dignity of its subjects, Mala Mala shows there’s little glamour attached to the pursuit of selfhood.
This film does not pander. Rather, it demands that the viewer rise to the occasion.
Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
The filmmakers aren't really interested in the space between what these women say and what they mean.
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Its subjects are indeed a fascinating and diverse lot.
After spending time with all nine of these sometimes-gutsy, sometimes-conflicted women and men, it’s impossible not to feel a deeper appreciation for their struggle to feel like the skin they live in is genuinely their home.
Beginning as a colorful documentary about the Puerto Rican transgender community, candidly showcasing nine very different subjects, Mala Mala slowly morphs into a celebration of solidarity and collective activism without ever losing sight of its likable protagonists.
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