Swank was chosen because her personality seemed similar to Brandon's. Many actors sought the lead role during a three-year casting process before Swank was cast. The script took dialogue directly from archive footage in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story. The film focuses on the relationship between Brandon and Lana. The film co-stars Chloë Sevigny as Brandon's girlfriend, Lana Tisdel.Īfter reading about the case while in college, Peirce conducted extensive research for a screenplay, which she worked on for almost five years. 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. Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen.
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