Boys Don't Cry
The powerful true story of the terrible and devastating life and times of Teena Brandon (Hilary Swank in an Academy Award-winning performance), a young woman in rural Nebraska who, for several years, lived as male Brandon Teena while waiting to undergo a sex-change operation.
Year: 1999
Genre: Queer Cinema, True Stories, Best of the 1990s, Amy's Favourites
Country: USA
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Starring: Matt McGrath, John Hart, Jeanetta Arnette, Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny
Duration: 113 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Contains sexual violence, violence, drug use
7.6/10
Location in store: Queer Cinema
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