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Transamerica
2005
Felicity Huffman plays an uptight male-to-female transsexual named Sabrina Bree Osbourne (nee Stanley). Bree's life takes a sudden turn when she receives a phone call from New York. Her son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), has been jailed, and Bree needs to post bail for him. The only problem is, Bree didn't know she had a son, but her .. Read more
| Starring | Felicity Huffman, Fionnula Flanagan, Kevin Zeggers, Graham Greene |
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| Director | Duncan Tucker |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama |
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Transamerica
Felicity Huffman plays an uptight male-to-female transsexual named Sabrina Bree Osbourne (nee Stanley). Bree's life takes a sudden turn when she receives a phone call from New York. Her son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), has been jailed, and Bree needs to post bail for him. The only problem is, Bree didn't know she had a son, but her therapist refuses to give her written permission to have the final part of her sex-change operation if she doesn't go, so Bree heads east from her California home...
| Starring | Felicity Huffman, Fionnula Flanagan, Kevin Zeggers, Graham Greene, Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Amanda Addams |
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| Director | Duncan Tucker |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 24 Jul 2006 |
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That the film succeeds without slipping too far into sentimentality or didacticism is in no small measure the result of Ms. Huffman's wit and grace.
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- 08 Oct 2007 at 15:25
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An Honest Good Film
Not many of us knowingly encounter transengedered persons so this is somewhat of a new topic, one that could (if I am honest) be a bit uncomfortable to watch if... read more »
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- 09 Aug 2006 at 17:53
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Mother and father of originality.
A really original and engaging film with an outstanding central performance from Felicity Huffman. Transexuality may be a challenging subject for some, but it ... read more »
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Pleasantly enjoyable
I ordered this film on a whim as I like Felicity Hoffman in desperate housewives and I am glad I did as the whim certainly paid off, it's a very simple film... read more »
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A must-see movie
With an extraordinary central performance, this unsensational, serious but charming story brings out the human dilemmas faced by all who think they may be '... read more »
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Macy 'put off' by wife's transsexual film role
- WENN Newsdesk
- 30 Sep 2011
William H. Macy has revealed his wife Felicity Huffman's role as a male-to-female transsexual in 2005 film Transamerica really tested their relationship - because her role as Bree turned him off. The Fargo star admits he struggled with the person the Desperate Housewives star became as she tried to get into character for the film. He tells Hustler magazine, "Where she went to find that character stunned me. It shocked me. I didn't know how to look at her for a long time. "To see such a work of Read more
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Transamerica
Felicity Huffman plays an uptight male-to-female transsexual named Sabrina Bree Osbourne (nee Stanley). Bree's life takes a sudden turn when she receives a phone call from New York. Her son, Toby (Kevin Zegers), has been jailed, and Bree needs to post bail for him. The only problem is, Bree didn't ...
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