{"id":544507,"date":"2023-01-27T22:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T22:16:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T19:16:04","slug":"mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Mutt\u2019 Review: A Young Trans Man Tackles Multiple Crises in a Heartfelt Feature Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a95b86a4d0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a95b86a4d0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut\/#%E2%80%98Mutt_Review_A_Young_Trans_Man_Tackles_Multiple_Crises_in_a_Heartfelt_Feature_Debut\" >\u2018Mutt\u2019 Review: A Young Trans Man Tackles Multiple Crises in a Heartfelt Feature Debut<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut\/#Mutt\" >Mutt<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut\/#Full_credits\" >Full credits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mutt-review-a-young-trans-man-tackles-multiple-crises-in-a-heartfelt-feature-debut\/#THR_Newsletters\" >THR Newsletters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Mutt_Review_A_Young_Trans_Man_Tackles_Multiple_Crises_in_a_Heartfelt_Feature_Debut\"><\/span>\u2018Mutt\u2019 Review: A Young Trans Man Tackles Multiple Crises in a Heartfelt Feature Debut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    An eventful New York City day in the life of Fe\u00f1a, a recently transitioned trans man (Lio Mehiel, an artist and filmmaker), is depicted with honesty, tenderness and wit in this Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition entrant, a feature debut for Vuk Lungulov-Klotz. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Drawing on his own background as a child of Chilean and Serbian parents and his own experience of transition, Lugulov-Klotz adeptly distills a lot of complex thematic material around gender identity, queer lifestyles and ethnic intersectionality into one crisply folded package. The end result feels both authentic and accessible, and \u2014 thanks in part to the ensemble\u2019s compelling performances, especially that of Mehiel \u2014 has potential to cross over from the arthouse\/festival circuit and reach viewers further afield, especially through a streaming service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-summary-card\">\n<div class=\" lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-a-125 u-background-color-honey-light \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-275@tablet u-border-b-1@mobile-max u-border-r-1@tablet u-border-dotted lrv-u-margin-r-150 lrv-u-padding-r-150 lrv-u-margin-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-font-family-primary u-font-size-34 u-font-size-38@desktop-xl lrv-u-line-height-small lrv-u-margin-b-125 \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mutt\"><\/span>\n<p>                    Mutt        <\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>                    <span class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-display-block\">The Bottom Line<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"c-span  u-font-size-22@tablet u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-family-secondary\"><\/p>\n<p>    One of the best films about post-transition adjustment.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-line-height-large a-children-icon-spacing-none lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-size-18\">\n<p>                            <strong>Venue: <\/strong>Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition)<br \/><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Lio Mehiel, Cole Doman, Mimi Ryder, Alejandro Goic, Jasai Chase Owens, Jari Jones, MiMi Ryder, Jari Jones, Ben Groh, Sarah Herrman, Naomi Asa, Desmond Confoy, Owen Laheen, Lizbeth Van Zoelen, Charles Falkowitz, Talya Skolnik, Gareth Smit<br \/><strong>Director\/screenwriter:<\/strong> Vuk Lungulov-Klotz<br \/><span><br \/>\n                                1 hour 27 minutes           <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In his mid-20s, Fe\u00f1a, whose birth name is Fernanda, has recently started using testosterone and had top surgery. So with his square jaw and punky faux-hawk of dark curls, some strangers im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely identify him as male (mostly men), while other interlocutors gender him as female, to his annoyance. Either way, Fe\u00f1a isn\u2019t hung up on passing as male all the time, and is out enough about his transition to bring it up in an argument with a bank clerk while cashing a paycheck made out to his dead name. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    At the same time, he\u2019s protective about his privacy, and bridles in an early scene when Jenny, a coked-up young woman (Sarah Herrman) in a night club, asks him if he has a penis (he doesn\u2019t, but that\u2019s not a question she should ask, he explains). And no, that lack doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not a \u201creal man.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    As it h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens, Jenny is the cousin of John (Cole Doman), Fe\u00f1a\u2019s ex-boyfriend who is as not-over Fe\u00f1a as Fe\u00f1a is over him. Over the course of the film, it becomes clear that they had a very messy split around the time Fe\u00f1a came out as trans. Nevertheless, they\u2019re still both attracted to one another in a fundamental way. Once cousin Jenny is sent back to New Jersey, they end up in bed together. In the morning, both seem unsure if last night was the end of the old thing or the beginning of something new, a feeling anybody who has ever slept with an ex can relate to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    However, Fe\u00f1a doesn\u2019t have time to dwell on this because he has a lot to do today in preparation for the arrival of his father, Pablo (Alejandro Goic), later that night, coming to visit from Chile. Determined to prove that he\u2019s \u201cnot a fuck-up\u201d who can\u2019t make good on his promise to pick up Pablo from the airport, Fe\u00f1a is compelled to scramble when the friend who was going to lend him a car for the evening lets him down. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    While stopping off at the restaurant where he works to pick up that aforementioned paycheck, Fe\u00f1a finds his 14-year-old half-sister Zoe (MiMi Ryder, excellent) has skipped school that day and needs some support. Dialogue makes it clear that Fe\u00f1a has been estranged from her and Zoe\u2019s shared mother (Lisa Knightly, just seen), possibly because of disagreement over Fe\u00f1a\u2019s transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    That said, Lungulov-Klotz\u2019s script doesn\u2019t let its hero off with blaming all his rocky relationships on other people\u2019s transphobia. At one point during an argument, John drops a cruel truth bomb when he tells Fe\u00f1a \u201cpeople don\u2019t hate you because you\u2019re trans; they hate you because you\u2019re an asshole.\u201d Actions speak even louder than words when we see Fe\u00f1a constantly mooching favors from friends, messing up and pushing people away before they have a chance to reject him. In one delicious moment, Zoe slaps down Fe\u00f1a\u2019s assumptions that she\u2019ll be freaked out over her sibling\u2019s trans status when Zoe says effectively, duh, she knows, she has a friend at school who\u2019s trans, it\u2019s no big deal. Make that score 1-0 for Gen Z.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Unsurprisingly, the older Pablo is less at ease with his kid\u2019s change, but even that confrontation is handled with sensitivity. Pablo is clearly grieving for the little girl he once knew, and coping with guilt over having been absent so long from Fe\u00f1a\u2019s life. But he wants to make a connection with his child if only Fe\u00f1a will let him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Clearly striving for the most authentic, naturalistic effect he can get, Vuk Lungulov-Klotz and his team go for unobtrusive production values, with very little non-source music, easy rhythms courtesy of editor Adam Dicterow and warmly lit cinematography by Matthew Pothier that fluidly dances in and around the cast. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Mehiel\u2019s performance in particular is so grounding, expressive and compelling to watch that the film doesn\u2019t need any other bells and whistles \u2014 long shots of their face say everything Fe\u00f1a struggles to express.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"review-full-cast \/\/ \">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  a-font-primary-xs lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-grey lrv-u-padding-tb-050\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_credits\"><\/span>\n<p>        Full credits<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>            Venue: Sundance Film Festival (U.S. Dramatic Competition)<br \/>Cast: Lio Mehiel, Cole Doman, Mimi Ryder, Alejandro Goic, Jasai Chase Owens, Jari Jones, MiMi Ryder, Jari Jones, Ben Groh, Sarah Herrman, Naomi Asa, Desmond Confoy, Owen Laheen, Lizbeth Van Zoelen, Charles Falkowitz, Talya Skolnik, Gareth Smit<br \/>Production companies: Strange Animal Entertainment, Mongoose Picture House, Aspire Studios, Lucky 12 Productions<br \/>Director\/screenwriter: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz<br \/>Producers: Alexander Stegmaier, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, Jennifer Kuczaj, Joel Michaely<br \/>Executive producers: Silas Howard, Andrew Carlberg, Sarah Herrman, Hannah Kettering<br \/>Director of photography: Matthew Pothier<br \/>Production designer: Alanna Murray<br \/>Costume designer: Elena Lark<br \/>Editor: Adam Dicterow<br \/>Sound designer: Ash Knowlton<br \/>Music: James William Blades, Taul Katz<br \/>Sales: CAA Media Finance<br \/><span><br \/>\n                                1 hour 27 minutes           <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-cta\">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-margin-tb-125 lrv-u-margin-tb-150@desktop-xl lrv-u-padding-tb-2 lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-a-2@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  a-font-primary-xs lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THR_Newsletters\"><\/span>\n<p>        THR Newsletters<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-italic-s lrv-u-margin-a-00 lrv-u-margin-b-150@mobile-max\">Sign up for THR <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> straight to your inbox every day<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-button larva  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-padding-tb-075 lrv-u-padding-lr-150 lrv-u-border-color-brand-accent lrv-u-border-a-1 a-font-accent-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-brand-accent u-margin-l-150@tablet\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.hollywoodreporter.com\/signup\/\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"c-button__inner \"><br \/>\n        Subscribe   <\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"lrv-a-screen-reader-only\">Sign Up<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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