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Boys don't cry

Boys don't cry

DVD 2009

A transgendered youth starts living as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. He moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under his new identity. All goes well until his new friends discover his secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.

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Description:
1 videodisc (116 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1
video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: R
Other Title:
Boys do not cry
Notes:
Title from container
Special features: Featurette, director's commentary, theatrical trailers, TV spots
Music, Nathan Larson ; editors, Lee Percy, Tracy Granger ; cinematography, Jim Denault
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
In English with optional English subtitles
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Academy Award for Best Actress, 1999
Control Number:
2710423
UPC:
024543610670
Other Authors:
Bienen, Andy, screenwriter
Fox Searchlight Pictures, production company
Hart-Sharp Entertainment (Firm), production company
Independent Film Channel, production company
Killer Films, production company
Peirce, Kimberly, screenwriter, film director
Sarsgaard, Peter, actor
Sevigny, Chloë, actor
Sexton, Brendan, 1980- actor
Sharp, Jeffrey, film producer
Swank, Hilary, actor
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor
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