Better late…than never at all. Despite being selected as this year’s Foreign Oscar selection and having had more than a full year to pick the title up, Strand Releasing who paired on Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ Two Drifters, have finally placed a winning bid on To Die Like a Man. The pick-up comes more than a year since it premiered at major fests such as Cannes, TIFF and NYFF of 2009. Strand is releasing the film next year.
Critically well-received, in order to forgive and be forgiven for the slights endured over a long life as a transsexual club performer, Tonia devolves her body back into a male form and seeks reconciliation with her estranged son. tale of a transsexual losing top status. This project was one of 15 selected for the 2007 edition of the Cannes Film Festival’s Atelier de la Cinefondation.
