A successful trans actress (Camila Sosa Villada) and her new gay husband (Alfonso Herrera) decide to adopt a child, defying conservative Argentine norms. Their pursuit of domestic happiness is challenged when they return to the actress’s hometown, raising the question: What does it truly mean to care for another? Produced by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal and directed by Javier van de Couter, Thesis on a Domestication is a lush melodrama adapted from Sosa Villada’s novel. Far from a feel-good “positive trans representation,” it is a raw, unflinching exploration of a cruel paradox—trans women are desired yet denied sexual agency, revealing complex relationships with cis men.

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