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"The decision to transition is harder than you think."

2018

1h 20m

4.6(39 votes)

Drama

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Rhys Fehrenbacher

Rhys Fehrenbacher

J

Koohyar Hosseini

Araz

Nicole Coffineau

Lauren

Norma Moruzzi

Mom

Diana Torres

Diana

Evan Gray

Boy 1

Drew Sheil

Boy 2

Leyla Mofleh

Negar

Mohammad Aghebati

Mohammad Aghebati

Behrouz

Almai Sinai

Alma

Creative team

Directed by: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Written by: Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Produced by: Simone Ling
Zoe Sua Cho

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