Valentina

Valentina (II) (2020) is a Brazilian movie written and directed by Cássio Pereira dos Santos. It stars Thiessa Woinbackk in the title role.

Valentina is a transgendered woman. Her parents are separated. Her mother and she move to a smaller city in order to avoid the transgender bias they encountered before. Not that there's less prejudice in the small city, but the plan is to keep Valentina's transgender status a secret. The plot continues from there.

The movie is made great by the amazing acting of Thiessa Woinbackk as Valentina. Woinbackk is, in fact, a transgender woman, so she knows the territory. She's a terrific actor, and carries the film along with her.

We saw this movie as part of the extraordinary ImageOut Rochester LGBTQ Film Festival. Valentina doesn't have enough ratings to be meaningful yet. My guess is that more people will see it and enjoy it. I rated it 9.