72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Boys Don’t Cry

Kimberly Peirce
USA
Synopsis
Hilary Swank hogged the acting awards in this year, including the Oscar and Golden Globe for her sensitive performance as the young Brandon Teena, the girl who wanted to be a boy. This story about freedom of sexual choice, based on real events, has been the only full-length film that the director Kimberly Peirce has made up to now.
Director
Kimberly Peirce (USA)
Screenplay
Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen
Photography
Jim Denault
Edition
Lee Percy, Tracy Granger
Music
Nathan Larson
Cast
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton, Alison Folland
Running Time
119 m.
Country
USA
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