Overview

Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation, works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in New York. When the man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s a trans woman.

Cast

Isabel Sandoval, Lynn Cohen, Eamon Farren, Ivory Aquino, Lev Gorn, P.J. Boudousqué, Andrea Leigh, Leif Steinert

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What is "Lingua Franca" about?

Olivia, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation, works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in New York. When the man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out, she becomes involved with a slaughterhouse worker who is unaware that she’s a trans woman.

When was "Lingua Franca" released?

Lingua Franca was released in 2020.

Who stars in "Lingua Franca"?

The cast includes Isabel Sandoval, Lynn Cohen, Eamon Farren, Ivory Aquino.