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4.5
This movie is about a transsexual teen and her harsh new journey after her father gets out of prison. However, even though the father is the destructive force, who in many ways pushes the teen into defending and demanding her sexual identity even more, his journey is also depicted on screen in a way to get the audience to relate on a basic level. Therefore, the most potent feeling in the movie is pain instead of say pity or disgust. The viewer can experience the pain felt by the overly abused teen, and the pain the father feels as he acts on what he believes will help while also dealing with a world that treats him just as badly. In the end, it’s a movie that accepts transsexual identity, but from which perspective, one of reluctant tolerance or personal need, is up to the viewer to decide.