Roobha (2018) Poster

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5/10
Interesting
BandSAboutMovies29 November 2020
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A beautiful twenty-year old dancer with a secret named Roobha has fallen for the much older Anthony. Each of them finds an escape within the passion they have for one another. However, once their families discover their secret love, their worlds fall apart.

Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and raised in Toronto, Canada, this is the third film by director Lenin M. Sivam, who wrote this along with Jesuthasan Antonythasan (who also plays Anthony).

The secret is that Roobha is transgender and her conservative family does noy understand her. Finding work on the streets of Toronto, she has endured ridicule and assault before falling with Anthony, whose poor health and family life make a happy ending untenable.

This isn't a happy story, but an interesting one.
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10/10
A stylish modern love story. Respect to the team.
rtownsend-6796523 January 2019
The story of a trans woman who meets a troubled family man at his bar. The chemistry is immediate and an affair begins. Great lead actors. In a world filled with prejudices. Films like this open eyes in many communities and it tells an all to real story. Lenin is a fantastic director and his mix of Tamil and western styles are shown wonderfully on screen. The music was wonderful.
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