Princesa (2001)★ 6.4/10

Unrated · IT,ES,FR,GB,DE · 94 min · January 23, 2001

• Drama
• Romance

Directed by: Henrique Goldman

Written by: Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque, Ellis Freeman, Henrique Goldman, Maurizio Jannelli

Fernanda, a 19-year-old Brazilian transgender woman, travels to Milan and becomes a prostitute to finance sex-change surgery. Fernanda dreams of becoming a "real" woman, but in Milan is instead transformed into Princesa, a mysterious figure of allure. When she meets Gianni, a straight-laced, married businessman who falls in love with her. It all seems too good to be true...and it is.