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Tangerine

Tangerine

Merry Christmas Eve, bitch

20156.91h 27m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sean Baker
Written by Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch
Produced by Marcus Cox, Darren Dean, Sean Baker
Box OfficeBudget: $100KRevenue: $925K

Top Cast

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

Sin-Dee Rella

Mya Taylor

Mya Taylor

Alexandra

Karren Karagulian

Karren Karagulian

Razmik

Mickey O'Hagan

Mickey O'Hagan

Dinah

Alla Tumanian

Alla Tumanian

Ashken

James Ransone

James Ransone

Chester

Luiza Nersisyan

Luiza Nersisyan

Yeva

Arsen Grigoryan

Arsen Grigoryan

Karo

Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards

Nash

Scott Krinsky

Scott Krinsky

Parsimonious John

Themes & Keywords

taxiprostitutetranssexualitytaxi drivermelancholylaundromatsingerhollywoodlos angeles, californiaex-conlgbtblack lgbtchristmastrans womananxiousmischievousplayfulchristmas eveabsurdsentimentalwhimsicalamused

About Tangerine

Tangerine is a comedy, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of taxi, prostitute, transsexuality, taxi driver, melancholy, laundromat. Directed by Sean Baker, it stars Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian. 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.

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