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Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Hilary Swank ), an American trans man who attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal hate crime ...
Mar 31, 2000 · Boys Don't Cry: Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III. A young girl named Teena navigates love, life, and trying to pass as a boy in rural Nebraska.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Kimberly Peirce
- 2000-03-31
When Brandon's best friends make this discovery, his life eventually is ripped apart by betrayal, humiliation, rape, and murder. Hilary Swank stars in her Oscar® winning role of the true life ...
Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man.
Young female-to-male transgender Brandon Teena leaves his hometown under threat when his ex-girlfriend's brother discovers that he's biologically female. Resettling in the small town of Falls City...
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- Kimberly Peirce
- R
- Hilary Swank
Oct 22, 1999 · A true story about finding the courage to be yourself. Overview. A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska. Kimberly Peirce. Director, Writer. Andy Bienen. Writer. Written by John Chard on February 22, 2016.
Oct 9, 2019 · When it was released in October 1999, “Boys Don’t Cry” was the first mainstream film to focus on a transgender man. Twenty years later, it’s still the rare feature to cent er on such a...
