This stylish documentary tells the story of 'Princesa' - Brazilian transsexual Fernando Farias de Albuquerque - who became a prostitute on the streets of Europe and ended up in an Italian prison. In jail she met Maurizio Jannelli, a member of the Italian communist liberation army, who later wrote a novel 'Princesa' based on her life story - her childhood in Brazil, her growing desire to look and act like a woman and her life on the streets. The film maker set out to make a film about Princesa that avoided the sometimes brutal realism of TV documentaries and the cliché of the tragic transsexual. The result is a mixture of rich visuals and interviews - all shot in the prison. The haunting soundtrack includes Tom Waits and Nina Simone and leads the viewer through a dream-like atmosphere in which reality and representation melt together.