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Release Date: 20 May, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $7.36 You SAVE: $7.62! Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
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Emotionaly powerful docudrama
A warning first: The NC-17 rating was justifiably earned due to the very graphic violence of the rape scene. This one is clearly not for the kiddies, and those who have been raped in the past should not watch this one alone as it is very realistic.
Having said this, I have three words: watch this movie.
Hillary Swank is brilliant in her portrayal of Brandon Teena, a female to male transgendered person who was raped and murdered in Nebraska in 1993. In fact, her performance was so good that I thought a man protrayed Brandon Teena, or at least an actual female to male transsexual who was also a good actor. Her performance is accurate and powerful, and clearly she had done some research into the role.
For those not familiar with the story, I can tell you it is fairly accurately portrayed in every detail. Brandon Teena was born Teena Brandon. In 1993, Brandon Teena was living in with Lana Tisdel, when he was exposed as having been born female by John Lotter and Marvin Nissen, who stripped him in front of Lana. They then took Brandon Teena outside, drove for a distance, and repeatedly beat and raped him.
When Brandon Teena reported the rape to law enforcement, they were insulting and hostile. Eventually, the arrested Lotter and Nissen, but they were quickly released despite the violent nature of their crimes. The two then hunted Brandon Teena down and murdered him, as well as Lisa Lambert and Philip DeVine, a couple Brandon was staying with at the time. Refusing to accept Brandon as anything but an "it," law enforcement thought DeVine, a disabled black man, was the true target. Both Nissen and Lotter are members of white supremicist groups.
The story is powerful and needs to be told, repeatedly, if this sort of bigotry is to be stopped.
Well done and well acted
I have an FTM child and this movie was a good learning tool. We watched it together and discussed the risky behavior of Brandon. It really was my worst fears realized on screen.
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