“The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela” has won the Best Feature Film at the Berlin Film Fest this year. Now, audiences in the US will get to watch this “honest portrayal” of a transgender when it opens September 26 in the USA via Regent. The Hollywood Reporter saw a preview and remarks that it will find “appreciative audiences in a few big cities” where it will be shown.

The great strength of the film is that it is difficult to know where cinema verite leaves off and fiction begins. De Fleur obviously elicited the trust of Raquela and some of her friends and encouraged them to share their thoughts on camera.

Eventually, Raquela realizes her dream of seeing Paris, but her options are limited there. Through all her adventures, Raquela emerges as a proud, defiant personality, and we enjoy spending time in her company.

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