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Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

1999 · 118 min · EN · R · 7.4 (1,469 votes)
Dir. Kimberly Peirce · Starring Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson, Alison Folland · Music Nathan Larson

“A true story about finding the courage to be yourself.”

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A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

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This film delivers a raw, heartbreaking experience, steeped in the unsettling atmosphere of a small town grappling with difference. It's a somber, character-driven journey through themes of identity and belonging, underscored by an ever-present current of desperation and the tragic consequences of intolerance. A deeply affecting and unflinching watch.

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