Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road is a 2011 drama film directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and starring Esai Morales. The title of the film derives from the Bronx road of the same name. The film is notable for starring a transgender character who is played by a transgender actor, Harmony Santana, who was the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Plot
Ex-con Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home after a stint in prison. His wife Angela has had an affair while he was away, and his daughter Vanessa, who is a young trans woman in the process of transitioning and coming out, is navigating her life through a bigoted environment, leaving Enrique with decisions to make regarding his family's future.
More details
| author | Rashaad Ernesto Green |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York |
| director | Rashaad Ernesto Green |
| editor | Sara Corrigan |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | come out trans woman |
| musicBy | Enrique Feldman Stefan Swanson |
| producer | Ron Simons |
| publisher | Motion Film Group |
| theme | lgbt-related |