Queen of Coal
INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORY OF CARLITA RODRÍGUEZ
2025 · 1h 34m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Agustina Macri
Overview
A young trans girl growing up in a small Patagonian mining town secures her dream job as a coal miner as soon as she turns 18, challenging an old superstition rooted in a folk tale that for 80 years forbid all women from entering the mine's underground galleries, fearing that their mere presence could trigger a collapse.
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