Anyone seen BOYS DONT CRY with Hilary Swank?

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I saw it yesterday, but the dvd was faulty and would not play the last 30 minutes. Do you know how it ends?

It was just getting really interesting, and then Full Stop. grrrr.

Not sure, Quint.
I will google the title to see if it 'rings any bells'!

sorry! nope...not seen it...link here though

Hilary Swank plays a woman who is in a sexual identity crisis. She cuts her her, takes on her surname Brandon as first name, flattens her boobs, puts "somethign" in her pants and dress like a boy, chats up girls and snogs. Then one day she falls in love, with Lana, and they start seeing eachother. The first time they have sex Lana seems to suspect something, as she can see the countours of cleavage in a glip of Brandons shirt, can see no sign of a penis even though she has just been penetrated, and strokes Brandons stubble free even cheeks and says "you are so beautiful". She continues her relationship and it becomes apparent that she does know. La di da, long story, Brandon is raped by two male friends of them both. Then what!

do you really want to know?

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it's based on a true story - terribly terribly sad. have cut and pasted from wikipedia

Teena Brandon is a biological female who identifies and lives life as a male, under the name of Brandon Teena. Kicked out of his cousin?s trailer following a chase of guys threatening to kill him for dating their sister and involved in a bar fight on the same side as John Lotter, Brandon moves to Falls City, Nebraska where he develops a friendship with ex-convicts John and Tom Nissen, Lana Tisdel and Candace. Brandon becomes romantically involved with Lana, who is unaware of his biological sex. Brandon moves in with Lana and her mother.
Soon after, Brandon is jailed for charges from prior to his move to Falls City. He is put in the women?s section of the Falls City prison. Lana then provides money to get Brandon out of jail on bail. Upon questioning Brandon on why he was put into a woman?s prison, Brandon falsely tells Lana he was born a hermaphrodite, and will soon receive a sex change. Lana then declares her love for Brandon, "no matter what [he is]" and the two continue their relationship. Her circle of friends (Lotter, Nissen and Candace) subsequently learns that Brandon is female; Candace is not distressed over the discovery, but Nissen and Lotter become extremely angered. They then come after Brandon while he is staying at Lana?s mother?s house where they force Brandon to strip off his pants, to reveal to Lana his true identity.
Later on that week, Nissen and Lotter pursue Brandon and violently rape him near a meat processing plant in Nissen's car. They return with Brandon to Nissen's house. Although injured, Brandon escapes from Nissen's bathroom by climbing out the window. Lana convinces him to file a police report, though Brandon had been warned by Nissen and Lotter to remain silent. Brandon, in distress, then files a report on the situation.
Later on, Nissen and Lotter become drunk, and despite Lana's warnings, set out to kill Brandon. He is hiding in a farm-house with Candace and her baby. Lotter shoots Brandon and Candace while Lana screams desperately for them to stop. Lotter and Nissen continue shooting Brandon. Lana wakes up on Brandon's dead body the next morning and falls into her mother's arms. The film ends with Lana leaving Falls City as a letter of Brandon?s (written to Lana before he died) is read in a voice-over.

...gawd, now i feel right down in the dumps!