Directed by:
Frank R. PiersonScreenplay:
Ron NyswanerCinematography:
Paul SarossyComposer:
Jan A.P. KaczmarekCast:
Troy Garity, Andre Braugher, Lee Pace, Shawn Hatosy, Paul Mota, Mike Realba, Vince Corazza, Barclay Hope, Kathryn Zenna, Dan Petronijevic, Philip Eddolls (more)Plots(1)
Calpernia is a trans singer performing in Nashville in a bar that is popular among soldiers from the nearby base. When Barry Winchell, a soldier new at the barracks, sees her on stage for the first time, he cannot stop thinking about her. A relationship gradually develops between the two while they both struggle with their own prejudices and worries, as well as with outside hostility. This award-winning television drama was nominated for the Emmys and Golden Globes, and tells the story of love and hatred in their purest forms. (Mezipatra Queer Film Festival)
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A beautiful and tragic story about a seemingly unconventional love that is thwarted by human limitations and hatred. Perfect and convincing performances by Troy Garity and Lee Pace, a great Shawn Hatosy and the bald hillbilly. Praise must also go to the make-up artists who created a Calpernia who looked the part as a woman. The beginning was kind of dryer, but then the story started to build up, and even though I knew how it was going to end, I was still on tenterhooks until the end. Next to Transamerica, one of the best films of its genre. In short, a film that chills all the more because it's based on a true story. ()