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Release Date: 1999

Cast: Matt McGrath, Josh Ridgway , Lou Perryman, Cheyenne Rushing, Hilary Swank, Craig Erickson, Rob Campbell, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Zea, Stephanie Sechrist ...MORE

Cast: Matt McGrath, Josh Ridgway , Lou Perryman, Cheyenne Rushing, Hilary Swank, Craig Erickson, Rob Campbell, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Zea, Stephanie Sechrist, Chloë Sevigny, Robert Prentiss, Alison Folland, Jerry Haynes, Jeannetta Arnette ...LESS

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Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transgender man played by Hilary Swank, who pursues a relationship with a young woman, played by Chloë Sevigny, and is beaten, raped and murdered by his male acquaintances after they discover he is anatomically female. The picture explores the themes of freedom, courage, identity and empowerment. The film was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and was released theatrically in October... MORE

Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transgender man played by Hilary Swank, who pursues a relationship with a young woman, played by Chloë Sevigny, and is beaten, raped and murdered by his male acquaintances after they discover he is anatomically female. The picture explores the themes of freedom, courage, identity and empowerment. The film was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and was released theatrically in October 1999. After reading about the murder of Brandon Teena while in college, Peirce intently researched the case—as well as Teena's life—and worked on a screenplay for the film for almost five years. All She Wanted, the 1993 book about the case written by Aphrodite Jones, inspired Peirce, but she chose to focus the story on the relationship between Teena and his girlfriend Lana Tisdel. Many actors campaigned for the lead over the course of three years; the then unknown Swank was cast because her personality seemed similar to Teena's. The film also stars Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, LESS