Il ou elle

Original title: They

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Fourteen-year-old J goes by the pronoun 'They' and lives with their parents in the suburbs of Chicago. J is exploring their gender identity while taking hormone blockers to postpone puberty.... Read allFourteen-year-old J goes by the pronoun 'They' and lives with their parents in the suburbs of Chicago. J is exploring their gender identity while taking hormone blockers to postpone puberty. After two years of medication and therapy, J has to make a decision whether or not to tra... Read allFourteen-year-old J goes by the pronoun 'They' and lives with their parents in the suburbs of Chicago. J is exploring their gender identity while taking hormone blockers to postpone puberty. After two years of medication and therapy, J has to make a decision whether or not to transition. Over this crucial weekend while their parents are away, J's sister Lauren and her... Read all

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations total

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6sfdphd

Not really about gender identity

This is a strange film that purports to be about gender identity but didn't seem to be about gender at all. The lead character J happens to be non-binary but the film is mostly about all kinds of other experiences in J's family, particularly about J's sister, an artist, getting married to a man from Iran, who is having issues with his own family. J's medical transition seemed to be a secondary plot and J seemed to be more concerned about not wanting to grow up at all rather than being concerned with gender.

I wonder whether the director thought the gender issue was just a trendy way to pitch the film. I also wonder whether the director was trying to show that gender is the least important thing to worry about in life.

This is the kind of film that would make me want to attend a question and answer session with the director.

4SpringBeagle

Nice cinematography

Nice camerawork but lot's of mumbling throughout this film. The main character mumbles and it's distracting and alienating.

Hobbes1013

Great visuals for a thought-provoking movie

The cinematography and direction are gorgeous, and "They" is a constant visual feast. The premise is extremely interesting, and the movie deals with it with good taste and subtelty. So it is a bit frustrating that the narrative tends to scatter. With a better focus in the writing, "They" could have become a classic.

10bluecolette

Beautiful

Beautifully shot, gorgeous cinematography. Well acted. A very important and sensitive tale.

4sunnyhsli

What's the point of this film?

We have a young person ready for transition, their sister facing difficult career choice, and her boyfriend being a migrant doctor seeking to get a green card by getting married. The film could be very interesting but lack focus of any of the issues faced by these characters, and wasted almost a third of the time in a totally pointless Iranian party.