In 1993, Brandon Teena, a teenage drifter locally famous for making love to women in Falls City, Nebraska, was found shot to death firearm on a farm just outside the city. But Brandon, despite his reputation among women, wasn't actually a man at all. “He” was Teena Brandon, a gender-confused young woman. She had managed to pass for a man in front of all her peers, her friends and her killers who once considered themselves her best friends. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Boys Don't Cry is a movie based on the above true story, which you will either love or hate. If you are homophobic or don't know what it's like to be a minority in society, you probably won't understand how Teena could be Brandon. But those people who have faced similar dilemmas, such as being black in a white society, or being homosexual living in a place where they are not accepted, you will understand perfectly what it means to be Teena Brandon or even Brandon Teena.Teena Brandon (played by Hilary Swank ) grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lived with a friend who was homosexual. Even he didn't understand Teena's gender issues. Teena was known to the people of Lincoln as Brandon Teena. When this secret was discovered, she was driven out of the city. People thought it was dirty, didn't belong in their city. She ran away to a town called Falls City. Falls City was a city where unemployment, poverty, isolation, violence and drug abuse were a normal part of daily life. Before running away, Teena further played up her role as Brandon. She cut her hair short, tucked a sock into her pants to create just the right bulge, and tied her breasts. Teena was in trouble with the law in Lincoln before running away to Falls City. She had stolen cars and failed to appear in court. These accusations followed her. When she, who we will now call him, arrived in Falls City, he integrated into a group of people and became one of the group rather quickly. It is in this group that Brandon meets a girl who almost immediately becomes his girlfriend. Unfortunately Lana's (Chloe Sevigny) ex-boyfriend, John (Peter Sarsgaard), is always on hand and is jealous of Lana's new relationship with Brandon. John accepts Brandon and they become good friends, along with John's other friend Tom (Brendan Sexton III). Brandon has an advantage over other guys, he literally knows what a woman wants. That's how he wins with Lana. He lives with Candace (Alicia Goranson) and befriends Lana's mother. When Brandon lands in prison for a traffic violation, his secret is revealed as Lana visits him in the women's cells. She accepts the secret, loving Brandon even though he is a she. When John and Tom find out they feel betrayed by Brandon. They humiliate Brandon and make him undress in front of them. When they find out the rumor is true, they take him out in a car, beat him and rape him. The scene is very graphic and very real. Brandon goes to the police, the police persecute him. They don't treat him with respect. And for this reason he dies a few days later. Shot to death on Candace's farm, along with Lana. In addition to this true story, news recently revealed that the police were negligent in Teena Brandon's case and if they had acted as they should have, Teena may still be alive today. They would have had to take John and Tom into custody, meaning they wouldn't have been able to kill Teena (Brandon). John and Tom ended up arrested and charged with the brutal double murder of Brandon and Lana. One of them is on death row and the other was sentenced to life in prison. The movie..