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Lingua Franca poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.6 / 100
2019·Drama·1h 29m

LINGUA FRANCA

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.

Above the Line
Isabel Sandoval·DirectorIsabel Sandoval·WriterIsaac Banks·Director of PhotographyTeresa Barrozo·Original Music ComposerIsabel Sandoval·Editor
Cast
Isabel Sandoval·OliviaLynn Cohen·OlgaEamon Farren·AlexIvory Aquino·TrixieLev Gorn·MurrayP.J. Boudousqué·AndreiAndrea Leigh·DariaLeif Steinert·MatthewJake Soister·DanielRoman Blat·Viktor
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Isabel Sandoval·DirectorDevin Smith·Script SupervisorDax Stringer·First Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Isabel Sandoval·Writer
Camera· 1
Isaac Banks·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Isabel Sandoval·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Teresa Barrozo·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 7
Kate Fry·Costume DesignClint Ramos·Costume DesignSadie Marchese-Moore·Art DirectionClint Ramos·Production DesignMaxwell Nalevansky·Production DesignLauren Citera·Makeup Department HeadSadie Marchese-Moore·Set Decoration
Production· 15
Romulo Aromin Jr.·Executive ProducerNicole Cosgrove·Executive ProducerGigi Dement·Executive ProducerR.S. Francisco·Executive ProducerSarah Brennan Kolb·Executive ProducerVincent R. Nebrida·Executive ProducerFernando Ortigas·Executive ProducerE.A. Rocha·Executive ProducerSamuel S. Verzosa·Executive ProducerIsabel Sandoval·ProducerJhett Tolentino·ProducerCarlo Velayo·ProducerDarlene Malimas·ProducerJerome Kerkman·ProducerBess Fifer·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Lauren Citera·Hair Department Head
By the Numbers
67.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Lingua Franca's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Hopeful, Serene
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A close-up shot of a woman's face looking upwards towards the right. Her brown hair is windswept, and the background is a gradient of blue and yellow, suggestin”

Key Elements
Woman's FaceTitle Text
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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