Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road is a 2011 drama film directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and starring Esai Morales. The title of the film derives from the Bronx road of the same name. The film is notable for starring a transgender character who is played by a transgender actor, Harmony Santana, who was the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Premise Ex-con Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home after a stint in prison. His wife Angela has had an affair while he was away, and his daughter Vanessa, who is a young trans woman in the process of transitioning and coming out, is navigating her life through a bigoted environment, leaving Enrique with decisions to make regarding his family's future. Cast Esai Morales as Enrique Judy Reyes as Angela Harmony Santana as Vanessa Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Thompson Míriam Colón as Gloria Felix Solis as Pete Franky G as Tico Vincent Laresca as Hector Robert Prescott as Mr. Donovan Robin de Jesús as Robin Shirley Rumierk as Jeanette Reception