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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 perpetrated by two male acquaintances.
Mar 31, 2000 · Boys Don't Cry: Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III. A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Kimberly Peirce
- 2000-03-31
Young female-to-male transgender Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank) leaves his hometown under threat when his ex-girlfriend's brother discovers that he's biologically female. Resettling in the small ...
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- Kimberly Peirce
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- Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank stars in her Oscar® winning role of the true life story of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebr...
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Synopsis. The film opens with Brandon Teena ( Hilary Swank) driving in the night. He is going with his cousin, Lonny ( Matt McGrath ), an older boy who is gay, to a skating rink. Lonny warns Brandon against behaving dangerously. Brandon ignores him and enters the rink, which seems magical to him.
Oct 9, 2019 · 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 ...
