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My Emptiness and I

2022 1h 38m Drama List
100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Raphi, from France, fantasizes about romances with princes, and about starting a traditional family. But in reality, things aren't like that. She works in a call center in Barcelona, struggles with at times embarrassing dates, and is diagnosed by her therapist as having gender dysphoria. During this confusing, yet valuable period, we follow this trans woman as she makes her transition, as well as in her everyday life. She talks candidly with colleagues, queer friends, and the men she meets through apps. In spite of all the advice she receives, it turns out that it is mostly time and experience that will help her embrace her place in this world.

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Mariona Borrull Fotogramas A stark exercise... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Sep 8, 2022 Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) A more than eloquent dip in the worlds of Tinder, dates, chats, the real anxiety that they generate... It is a good exploration of the feelings that portray the evolution of the world. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Sep 6, 2022 Full Review Alan Zilberman Washington City Paper The character piece My Emptiness and I is not explicit, although the characters are willing to discuss their bodies and desires in a way American viewers are largely unaccustomed to seeing. Jun 13, 2022 Full Review Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo A portrait of a human being trying to living in a bi-gender system. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/5 May 12, 2022 Full Review Jay Weissberg The Film Verdict Blessed with the forthright yet vulnerable Raphalle Perez in the lead, Emptiness too often feels like a step-by-step guide for those whove never considered what it means to be othered by a cisgendered world Feb 26, 2022 Full Review Jonathan Holland Screen International Made with a rare sensitivity and compassion, My Emptiness and I is a study, at once muted and lacerating, of the search for validation of a young trans woman in a world which can offer her no ready-made identities to choose from. Feb 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Raphi, from France, fantasizes about romances with princes, and about starting a traditional family. But in reality, things aren't like that. She works in a call center in Barcelona, struggles with at times embarrassing dates, and is diagnosed by her therapist as having gender dysphoria. During this confusing, yet valuable period, we follow this trans woman as she makes her transition, as well as in her everyday life. She talks candidly with colleagues, queer friends, and the men she meets through apps. In spite of all the advice she receives, it turns out that it is mostly time and experience that will help her embrace her place in this world.
Director
Adrián Silvestre
Producer
Marta Figueras, Javier Pérez Santana, Alba Sotorra
Screenwriter
Adrián Silvestre, Carlos Marques-Marcet, Raphaëlle Perez
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 38m