Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 15, 2015
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. Starring Hilary Swank (pictured), it dramatizes the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a trans man who is beaten, raped and murdered by his male acquaintances after they discover he is transgender. The film also stars Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, and Alicia Goranson. Peirce's interest in the events surrounding Brandon's murder led to a nearly five-year-long writing and casting process. Principal photography in Greenville, Texas, lasted 30 days. Film scholars and reviewers have focused on the film's depiction of romantic relationships and the causes of violence against LGBT people, among other themes. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in October 1999, Boys Don't Cry grossed roughly $12 million in North America. The film was very well received by critics, and Swank won the Academy Award for Best Actress. (Full article...)