A daughter, a mother, and the unspoken love between them—finally finding words.
A young transgender woman is faced with the challenge of coming to terms with her identity.
Acting
Lee-Ann Van Rooi's raw, searching vulnerability carries every frame.
Direction
Bailey trusts silence; the unsaid hurts more than dialogue.
Director
Baz Bailey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Cape Flats, Ander is among the first South African films centering a trans woman of color without exploitative framing.
Lee-Ann Van Rooi, a veteran stage actress, made her screen debut here at 52—her casting subverts Hollywood's obsession with young trans stories.
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