▁as ▁Alex ▁Re e ves ▁ ▁Wagner ▁Mou ra ▁as ▁Raf i ▁ ▁Ana ▁G aste yer ▁as ▁Claud ia ▁Hunter ▁ ▁Anne ▁R ams ay ▁as ▁TV ▁director ▁ ▁Eli ana ▁G utt man ▁as ▁Isabel la ' s ▁mother ▁ ▁Edu ardo ▁Matt edi ▁as ▁Isabel la ' s ▁father ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁Salvador , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁United ▁States . ▁Drag ▁queen ▁Ru Paul ▁read ▁multiple ▁times ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Mon ica ▁Jones , ▁which ▁eventually ▁went ▁to ▁Per r ine au ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁premier ed ▁in ▁the ▁Un ▁C ertain ▁Reg ard ▁section ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁before ▁receiving ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁by ▁Fox ▁Search light ▁Pictures ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁Woman ▁on ▁Top ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Met ac rit ic ▁reports ▁a ▁ 4 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁rating , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁holds ▁a ▁ 3 4 % ▁score ▁based ▁on ▁ 9 7 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 4 . 7 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁cons