Die Beautiful
2016 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.3
A transgender woman dies unexpectedly during a beauty pageant, leaving behind a bold final request for how she should be honored at her wake. As loved ones try to respect her wishes, a clash with a conservative parent turns the mourning period into a tense, emotional fight over identity, dignity, and acceptance.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-12-25
- Language
- TL
- Runtime
- 120 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (15 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, identity-focused family drama with humor and heartbreak around honoring someone’s wishes; Not for you if you avoid intense conflict or grief-heavy stories like Bwakaw or Dear Ex.
Pros: heartfelt LGBTQ+ themes; sharp family conflict; memorable wake premise | Cons: heavy emotional moments; confrontational family drama; sensitive identity topics
Themes
- friendship
- funeral
- drag queen
- beauty contest
- philippines
- family relationships
- flashback
- death
- lgbt
- make up
- trans woman
Cast & crew
Paolo Ballesteros
as Trisha
Christian Bables
as Barbs
Joel Torre
as Trisha's father
Gladys Reyes
as Beth
Adrian Alandy
as Jesse
Albie Casiño
as Migs
Inah de Belen
as Shirley Mae
- IM
I.C. Mendoza
as Paola
Cedrick Juan
as Erica
Lou Veloso
as Flora
Directed by Jun Robles Lana