Stéphanie, a transgender woman, makes her living as a sex worker. When she learns that her mother is dying, she returns to her hometown with her two lovers: Djamel, a sex worker, and Mikhail, a Russian emigrant. Despite their chaotic lives, each finds comfort in the arms of others.
Shot by the great cinematographer Agnès Godard, a regular collaborator of Claire Denis’s, Sébastien Lifshitz’s Wild Side is an empathetic portrait of a transgender woman juggling multiple complicated relationships. The film’s bewitching opening features an early screen performance by singer Anohni.
France
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