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Tangerine

A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.

Tangerine
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Cast:

Kiki Katana Rodriguez
Mya Taylor
Karren Karagulian
Mickey O’Hagan
James Ransone

Director:
Sean S. Baker

Producer:
Karrie Cox, Marcus Cox, Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou, Sean S. Baker

Written by:
Sean S. Baker, Chris Bergoch

Distributor:
Magnolia Pictures

Metacritic Score:
91

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
100%

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