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Mala Mala
Directed by
Dan Sickles
and
Antonio Santini
Not Rated
2014
89m
Documentary
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Drama
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6.7
94%
82%
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A documentary about the power of transformation told through the eyes of 9 trans-identifying individuals in Puerto Rico.
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Cast of Mala Mala
Samantha Close
Ivana Fred
Denise Rivera
Soraya Santiango Solla
Alberic Prados
April Carrión
Mala Mala Ratings & Reviews
The Film Stage
John Fink
Colorful and beautifully shot, Mala Mala is occasionally as tender and provocative as some of Pedro Almodvar's best work.
AV Club
Adam Nayman
The outcome of this campaign gives the film a heroic arc, and yet amid all the images of celebration and joyful physical abandon the most lingering images are the ones depicting daily routines.
Film-Forward.com
Nora Lee Mandel
Fascinating, absorbing, sensitive documentary. . .guided through the trans community in Puerto Rico. . ., thoughtful about male/female stereotypes [and] individuality.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
It's framed as 'the transgender experience', which is about as useful as calling something 'the female experience', but looked at simply as a sample and understood in its cultural context, it's still an interesting film.
The Dissolve
Jen Chaney
Co-directors Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini approach their subjects with healthy curiosity and consistent respect.
The Film Experience
Glenn Dunks
[Mala Mala] proves to be a funny, sad, poignant, and ultimately refreshing experience.
Movie Mezzanine
Kyle Turner
Mala Mala is infinitely interesting in its consideration of the power dynamics between the viewer and the subject in a less common type of gaze.
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
The filmmakers aren't really interested in the space between what these women say and what they mean.
Village Voice
Diana Clarke
This film does not pander. Rather, it demands that the viewer rise to the occasion.
New York Times
Daniel M. Gold
While affirming the dignity of its subjects, "Mala Mala" shows there's little glamour attached to the pursuit of selfhood.
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Beginning as a colorful documentary about the Puerto Rican transgender community... Mala Mala slowly morphs into a celebration of solidarity and collective activism without ever losing sight of its likable protagonists.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Mala Mala depicts its subjects with an uncommon degree of empathy and understanding, not to mention glamor.
Remezcla
Mary Angelica Molina
Mala Mala is truly a wonderful documentary with a lot of life and high hopes for the kinds of societies we could be the world over.
Bitch Flicks
Ren Jender
By focusing on nine people who often have differing opinions, the film gives us a taste of the richness and variety found within the trans community.
Moveable Fest
Stephen Saito
The contrast illuminates the culture, which inherently deals with the dilemma of being true to oneself underneath a skin different than the one they were born into.
Movie Mezzanine
Casey Cipriani
A poignant and celebratory look at the transgender community of Puerto Rico.
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