Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Table of contents
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Boys Don't Cry |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 2000-01-14 |
Cast
Links and resources
Titles
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Crew
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Cast
| Hilary Swank | Brandon Teena | ||
| Chloë Sevigny | Lana | ||
| Peter Saarsgard | John | ||
| Brendan Sexton jr. (as Brendan Sexton III) | Tom | ||
| Alison Folland | Kate | ||
| Alicia Goranson | Candance | ||
| Matt McGrath | Lonny | ||
| Rob Campbell | Brian | ||
| Jeanetta Arnette | Lanas mor | ||
| Cheyenne Rushing | Nicole | ||
| Josh Ridgway | kassören | ||
| Craig Erickson | man på bensinstationen | ||
| Libby Villari | sköterskan | ||
| Gail Cronauer | butiksbiträdet | ||
| Ryan Thomas Brockington | Kiss |
Companies
| Production Company | Killer Films | ||
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| Hart-Sharp Entertainment | |||
| Fox Searchlight Pictures | |||
| The Independent Film Channel | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Fox Film | 2000 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | SF Home Entertainment | 2005 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 136455 |
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| Date | 1999-11-05 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3247 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 498-529-465-565-592-598 |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Stereo Spectral Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | DeLuxe Color |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 1999-09-02 | Venice | Italy | |||
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| First showing | 1999-10-08 | New York | USA | |||
| Release in Sweden | 2000-01-14 | Svea | Gothenburg | Sweden | 118 min | |
| 2000-01-14 | Kino | Lund | Sweden | 118 min | ||
| 2000-01-14 | Spegeln | Malmö | Sweden | 118 min | ||
| 2000-01-14 | Grand | Stockholm | Sweden | 118 min | ||
| 2000-01-14 | Victoria | Stockholm | Sweden | 118 min | ||
| TV showing | 2004-06-08 | TV4 | Sweden | 114 min | ||
| DVD release | 2005-09-28 | Sweden | ||||
| TV showing | 2005-10-01 | TV4 | Sweden | 114 min | ||
| Filmvetenskapliga institutionen | 2012-01-17 | |||||
| 2012-04-19 | ||||||
| 2012-09-27 | ||||||
| 2013-02-13 | ||||||
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| 2015-03-10 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2021-09-26 |
Awards
| Nominated for the Guldbagge Award | Stockholm | 2001 | Best Foreign Language Film |
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Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3243 |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3246 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 3 |
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| Slides | 2 |
| Album | No |
