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The Transformation (1996) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 53 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio
- Starring
- Terry, Gigi, Ricardo, Betty, Giovanna, Hugo Rafael Rodriguez
Once living as Sara, a homeless HIV‑positive transvestite on Manhattan’s streets, Ricardo later embraces a new identity as a married, church‑going man “saved” by a Dallas ministry. He has publicly renounced his homosexuality, yet the film probes whether his conversion is genuine. Directors Susana Aiken and Carlos Aparicio present an intimate portrait of his complex transformation.
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