Teena Brandon (Hilary Swank) moves to a small Nebraska town in search of a new life. Preferring to cross-dress and taking the name Brandon Teena, she passes herself off as a boy, begins dating Lana (Chloe Sevigny) and makes friends among the town’s redneck men … until the truth is revealed. Swank’s Oscar-winning portrayal of this real-life character illuminates one woman’s voyage of self-discovery — and the events that cut it short.

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