| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Award series |
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Award series.
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| Summary |
A transgendered youth starts living as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. He moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under his new identity. All goes well until his new friends discover his secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999 |
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Dates vary: Case-slip, c2005; jewel case, c2000 |
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"DVD release date: October 13, 2009"--AMAZON |
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Special features: Featurette, director's commentary, theatrical trailers, TV spots |
| Credits |
Producers, Jeffrey Sharp ... [et al.] ; writers, Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen ; director, Kimberly Peirce ; cinematography, Jim Denault ; editors, Lee Percy, Tracy Granger ; music, Nathan Larson |
| Cast |
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III |
| Notes |
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo |
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Rated R |
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Closed-captioned |
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In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles |
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Academy Award for Best Actress, 1999 |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Teena, Brandon, 1972-1993 -- Drama.
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Transsexuals -- Nebraska -- Drama.
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Hate crimes -- Nebraska -- Drama.
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| SUBJECT |
Nebraska http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80072484 -- Drama.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001612
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Swank, Hilary.
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Sevigny, Chloë.
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Sarsgaard, Peter.
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Sexton, Brendan, 1980-
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Sharp, Jeffrey.
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Peirce, Kimberly.
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Bienen, Andy.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Independent Film Channel.
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Killer Films.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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