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The Brandon Teena Story (1998)

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The true story upon which the critically acclaimed film Boys Don't Cry is based, The Brandon Teena Story reveals how sparks from sexual ambiguity and individuality can ignite incomprehensible violence.

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Documentary, Special Interest

Directed By: Susan Muska , Gr�ta Olafsd�ttir

Written By: Susan Muska, Olafsdottir

In Theaters: Sep 23, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Jan 25, 2000

Bless Bless Productions

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Brandon Teena

Critic Reviews for The Brandon Teena Story

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It's absorbing, often stomach-turning stuff, but, in the interests of filling feature length, the filmmakers stretch things out too much.

January 3, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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David Noh

Film Journal International

The strength of The Brandon Teena Story is that it briefly lets us hear Brandon speak for himself.

May 27, 2006 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Poorly done documentary. Rent 'Girls Don't Cry' instead.

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Alex Sandell

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This movie was truly heartbreaking to watch. It's sad that this even happened,simply because people were uncomfortable within themselves and plain old ignorance.

July 28, 2011

Messina H

FANTASTIC documentary. Everyone needs to see this. It is so real and it just kills me that such an amazing person like Brandon was murdered for no reason at all. He is such an inspiration. Some parts of this are hard to watch and listen to, but it is interesting and important.

July 12, 2007