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'''''Boys Don't Cry''''' is a 1999 American [[biographical film|biographical]] [[LGBTQ|LGBT-related film]] directed by [[Kimberly Peirce]], whoand alsoco-written writerby Peirce withand Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real -life story of [[Brandon Teena]] (played by [[Hilary Swank]]), 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]].
After reading about the case while in college, Peirce conducted extensive research for a screenplay, which she worked on for almost 5five years. The film focuses on the relationship between Brandon and Lana. The script took dialogue directly from archive footage in the 1998 documentary ''[[The Brandon Teena Story]]''.<ref>[http://filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/fall1999/boys.php Kimberly Peirce profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922094632/http://filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/fall1999/boys.php |date=September 22, 2015 }}</ref> Many actors sought the lead role during a three-year casting process before Swank was cast. Swank was chosen because her personality seemed similar to Brandon's. Most of the film's characters were based on real-life people; others were [[composite character|composites]].
Filming occurred during October and November 1998 in the [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] area. The producers initially wanted to film in [[Falls City, Nebraska]], where the real -life events had taken place; however, budget constraints meant that [[principal photography]] had to occur in Texas. The film's cinematography uses dim and artificial lighting throughout and was influenced by a variety of styles, including [[Neorealism (art)|neorealism]] and the films of [[Martin Scorsese]], while the soundtrack consisted primarily of [[country music|country]], [[blues music|blues]], and [[rock music|rock]] music. The film's themes include the nature of [[Romance (love)|romantic]] and [[Platonic love|platonic]] relationships, the causes of [[violence against LGBT people]], especially [[transgender]] people, and the relationship among [[social class]], [[race (human categorization)|race]], and [[gender]].
The film premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]] on October 8, 1999, before appearing at various other film festivals. Distributed by [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]], the film received a [[limited release]] in the United States on October 22, 1999, and it performed well at the North American box office, gaining three times its production budget by May 2000. The film was acclaimed by critics, with many ranking it as one of the best films of the year; praise focused on the lead performances by Swank and Sevigny as well as the film's depiction of its subject matter. However, some people who had been involved with Brandon in real life criticized the film for not portraying the events accurately.
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