Tangerine (2015)

Name: Tangerine
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2015-07-10
Duration: 1 h 27 min

Comedy Drama

7.1

96%

Runtime87 min

Rating15

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It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Tangerine (2015) is a critically acclaimed comedy-drama film that follows the rip-roaring odyssey of two friends, Sin-Dee and Alexandra, as they navigate the subcultures of Los Angeles on Christmas Eve. The film has received a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.1/10 on IMDb, indicating strong critical and audience reception.

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Sean Baker's vibrant, low-budget comedy-drama, shot entirely on iPhone, captures the raw, DIY spirit of the mumblecore genre while also offering a fresh, inclusive perspective on the lives of transgender sex workers.

About

Tangerine is a 2015 American independent comedy-drama film directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker, who co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Bergoch. It follows a transgender sex worker as she discovers that her boyfriend, who is also her pimp, has been cheating on her. The film stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone.