Miss Mona
7.4
An aging trans woman dreams of becoming a real woman before she dies. Unfortunately, an old lover stole all the money he was saving so he could become a she instead. Miss Mona finally gets his chance to earn more cash when he meets a destitute young Arab, an illegal immigrant. The queen takes the Arab in and convinces the destitute and desperate youth that he will make enough money to buy immigration papers if he becomes a prostitute...
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Cast
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Mohamed Ben Smaïl
Samir
Also in
Tomorrow I Burn
Jean Carmet
Miss Mona
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Mehdi Charef
Also in
L'Arabe dans le poste
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Also in
Burke & Hare
Far from Vietnam
Kader Boukhanef
Madjid
Known for
Street Flow
Anything for Her
Albert Delpy
Jean
Known for
Before Sunset
Deerskin
Albert Klein
Mona's father
Hélène Duc
Mona's mother
Known for
Tanguy
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
Daniel Schad
Manu
No other roles listed
André Chaumeau
Gilbert
Known for
Napoleon
The School Teacher
Francis Frappat
Organizer of the dating club
Known for
Imagine
The Butterfly
Philippe De Brugada
Boss of the peep show
Known for
The Hollow Crown
Mehdi Charef Director
First release January 28, 1987 · Produced in France
Production
KG Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 28, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
January 22, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
August 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Germany
February 1, 1987 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 23, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
Sweden
November 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 12, 1987 · Theatrical
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