Boys don't cry [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures and the Independent Film Channel Productions present ; a Killer Films/Hart-Sharp Entertainment production ; written by Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen ; produced by Jeffrey Sharp ... [et al.] ; directed by Kimberly Peirce.
DVD label lists running time as 118 min.; packaging lists running time as 116 min. Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1999. Special features: audio commentary by the director; a featurette (5 min.); the original theatrical trailer; TV spots. Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III.
Summary:
Teena Brandon alters her appearance to appear as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. She moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under her new identity. All goes well until her new friends discover her secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.
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