The Garden Left Behind
“It's her life. It's her dream.”
Traces the relationship between Tina, a young Mexican trans woman, and Eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate Tina's transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in New York City.
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Cast
36 people
Carlie Guevara
Tina
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Michael Madsen
Kevin
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Ed Asner
Dr. Cleary
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Danny Flaherty
Oscar
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Anthony Abdo
Chris
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Alex Kruz
Jason
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Tamara M. Williams
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Dawn Young
Miriam
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Bernadette Quigley
Dr. Brown
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Frances Lozada
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Sam
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Brock Yurich
Chester
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Flavio Alves Director · John Rotondo Screenplay Koshi Kiyokawa Cinematographer
United States release August 28, 2020 · Produced in Brazil, United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Autonomous Pictures
Production
Queens Pictures
Production
Brazil · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 9, 2019
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States · August 28, 2020
Theatrical
Canada
May 26, 2019 · Premiere · Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Germany
October 16, 2019 · Premiere · Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Italy
October 18, 2019 · Premiere · Florence Queer Film Festival
Mexico
August 28, 2020
Netherlands
March 14, 2020 · Premiere · Roze Filmdagen
United Kingdom
April 3, 2020 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
July 26, 2021 · Digital
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