Kimberly Peirce’s directorial debut tells the gut-wrenching true story of Teena Brandon, a Midwestern female who disguised herself as a man. Relocating to Falls City, Nebraska, from Lincoln, she managed to convince her newfound group of friends that she was Brandon Teena. The film treats these events with a painful objectivism, as Brandon’s relationships with her friends John, Tom, Kate, Candace, and Lana unfold toward their inevitably horrific conclusion. A shining example of independent filmmaking at its most impassioned.

If anyone saw this movie, I am sure it left a huge impact; I know it did on me. It is based on the The Brandon Teena Story by Susan; Olafsdottir, Greta Muska http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Dont-Cry-Hilary-Swank/dp/B00003CWN3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1272745441&sr=1-1