Massimina Lizzeri

Massimina is a 56-year-old woman. Massimina is a sex worker. Massimina was born in Rome. Massimina doesn't believe in God... but she believes in Buddha. At night, she reflects on the ghosts of her past and attempts to push them away, with closed eyes in front of the altar. When her mind is crowded with thoughts, she walks by the sea. Massimina lost her brother. She lost many sisters in the streets. She has many clients... she goes to dinner with them, she calls them, has sex with them. Massimina has a great friend, her name is Denis. She also has a cat, Cirillo. Massimina fears no death... and she stares life straight in the eyes. Massimina is saintly and cursed. Massimina is sincere and a lier. Who is Massimina...?

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It often happens that at the moment of death, transgender individuals are shorn of their identity. Their families are ashamed, the funeral takes place in secret, and on the tomb appears the name the deceased had before their transition, in one stroke nullifying the entire life path they had chosen. The same thing happened to Antonia. Her girlfriends gather to honor her memory and give her back her identity denied. In telling her story, the film’s stars, all drawn from the variegated transgender world, interweave the narrative with tales of their own lives, experiences, and memories.

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