Something You Said Last Night

Something You Said Last Night is a 2022 Canadian-Swiss[1] drama film, written and directed by Luis De Filippis.

[2] The films stars Carmen Madonia as Ren, a young transgender woman in her mid 20s who accompanies her family on a vacation, during which she is torn between her desire to establish her independence and the comfort of retreating back into being taken care of by other people.

[3] It was also selected for the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's 'New Directors' competitive slate.

[5] Barbara Goslawski of That Shelf positively reviewed the film, praising De Filippis for writing a film about a transgender character whose story centred on normal human relationships instead of trauma over her gender identity, and writing that Madonia's performance as Ren is "a marvel".

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.