Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, an American trans man who attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal hate crime perpetrated by two male acquaintances. The film co-stars Chloë Sevigny as Brandon's girlfriend, Lana Tisdel.
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Directed by Kimberly Peirce
Genres - Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film, Docudrama, LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Oct 22, 1999 |
Run Time - 118 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
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Budget
$2,000,000
Box Office
$11,540,607
Themes
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Brandon, Coming Of Age/Teen, Dark, Hate Crime, Independent, Lgbtq, Murder, Nebraska, Peirce, Rape, Sex, Small Town, Swank, Transgender, Transgender Film, Transphobia, True Stories
Attributes
Based On: Bonnie and Clyde, Oblivion 2: Backlash, The Brandon Teena Story
Narrative Location: Nebraska
Subject: Brandon Teena, human bonding, outsider, rural America, secrecy, transmisandry, transphobia, white trash
Time Period: 1993
Narrative Location: Nebraska
Subject: Brandon Teena, human bonding, outsider, rural America, secrecy, transmisandry, transphobia, white trash
Time Period: 1993
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A fiúk nem sírnak
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Baietii nu plang niciodata
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Boys Don't Cry
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Boys Don't Cry (Los chicos no lloran)
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Chlapci neplačú
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Con Trai Không Khóc
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Dečaci ne plaču
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Dečki ne plaču
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Dečki nikad ne plaču
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Erkekler aglamaz
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Fantje ne jočejo
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Kluci neplácou
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Les garçons ne pleurent pas
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Los chicos no lloran
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Los muchachos no lloran
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Meninos não choram
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Nie czas na lzy
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Os rapazes Não Choram
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Take It Like a Man
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Vaikinai neverkia
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Момчетата не плачат
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Парни не плачут
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Хлопці не плачуть
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ボーイズ・ドント・クライ
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男孩不哭
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男孩別哭
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男孩别哭
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소년은 울지 않는다
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