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French Film ‘A Good Man’ Faces Backlash for Casting Cis Woman in Lead Trans Role

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fertilization, making his road to discovering his new identity even more turbulent.While critics have praised the film for its empathetic approach, it has come under fire in LGBT circles as the latest example of the film industry not casting trans actors for trans roles.

While there have been some notable exceptions, such as Daniela Vega in the Oscar-winning “A Fantastic Woman,” Hollywood stars like Eddie Redmayne, Jared Leto, Scarlett Johansson and most recently Halle Berry have been criticized for taking trans roles.In defense of Merlant’s casting, Mention-Scharr said in the program notes for “A Good Man” at the Cannes Film Festival that there are few trans male actors in France and that she did cast Jonas Ben Ahmed, a trans actor, to.

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