Die Beautiful
A glamorous life deserves a fabulous death.
2016 · 2h · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jun Robles Lana
Overview
Trisha, a Filipino transgender woman, suddenly dies while being crowned in a beauty pageant. Her last wish was to be presented as a different celebrity on each night of her wake, but her conservative father wants to bury her as a man.
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