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They

The decision to transition is harder than you think.

20184.61h 20m

Overview

J is in their early teens and lives in the countryside. J has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, goes by the selected pronoun “they”, and takes hormone blockers to suspend puberty. While J’s parents are away, their older sister and her Iranian boyfriend are assigned the duties of house-sitting and looking after J.

Directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Written by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Produced by Simone Ling, Zoe Sua Cho
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Top Cast

Rhys Fehrenbacher

Rhys Fehrenbacher

J

K

Koohyar Hosseini

Araz

N

Nicole Coffineau

Lauren

N

Norma Moruzzi

Mom

D

Diana Torres

Diana

E

Evan Gray

Boy 1

D

Drew Sheil

Boy 2

L

Leyla Mofleh

Negar

Mohammad Aghebati

Mohammad Aghebati

Behrouz

A

Almai Sinai

Alma

Themes & Keywords

lgbtgender dysphoriawoman director

About They

They is a drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of lgbt, gender dysphoria, woman director. Directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, it stars Rhys Fehrenbacher, Koohyar Hosseini, Nicole Coffineau. J is in their early teens and lives in the countryside. J has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, goes by the selected pronoun “they”, and takes hormone blockers to suspend puberty. While J’s parents are away, their older sister and her Iranian boyfriend are assigned the duties of house-sitting and looking after J.

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