Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca

Lingua Franca

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2020
1h 35m
6.1(22 votes)
Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

39 members
Directing

Isabel Sandoval

Olivia

Isabel Sandoval
Acting

Lynn Cohen

Olga

Lynn Cohen
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Eamon Farren

Alex

Eamon Farren
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Ivory Aquino

Trixie

Ivory Aquino
Acting

Lev Gorn

Murray

Lev Gorn
Acting

P.J. Boudousqué

Andrei

P.J. Boudousqué
Acting

Andrea Leigh

Daria

Andrea Leigh
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Leif Steinert

Matthew

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Jake Soister

Daniel

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Roman Blat

Viktor

Roman Blat
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Megan Channell

Milla

Megan Channell
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Shiloh Verrico

Maggie

Shiloh Verrico
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Mark Nelson

Roman

Mark Nelson
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Daniel Danielson

Clerk

Daniel Danielson
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Bryan Webster

Wedding Officiant

Bryan Webster
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Dean Temple

Chad

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Ari Barkan

Milo

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Deema Aitken

Boris

Deema Aitken
Acting

Christine Spang

Woman in Bar

Christine Spang
Acting

Ian Harmon

City Hall Employee

Ian Harmon
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Matthew James Ballinger

Man in Bar

Matthew James Ballinger
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Jessie Squier

Wedding Photographer

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Joshua Youngerman

ICE Agent

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Crew

Earl Weathers

ICE Agent

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Oleg Jelezniakov

ICE Agent

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Francisco Jesus Trevino-Dickinson

Richard

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Paola Nazario

Dolly

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Dom Olinares

Gay Couple

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Jim Keller

Gay Couple

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Charlie Miles

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Yuki Monistere

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Cynthia Casasola

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Art

Chris Kay

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Natti Vogel

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Janet Bruesselbach

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Billy Taylor

City Hall Wedding Guest

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Paul Aquino

Karaoke Guest

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Brett Bartholomew

Bartender

Brett Bartholomew
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Helen Kwong

Olivia's Mom

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