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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Agnieszka Holland with Jorge Daniel Pardo
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)
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Directed by Agnieszka Holland
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating73%
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 LGBT biography television film directed by award-winning director Agnieszka Holland and aired on Lifetime Television. The story documents the real life of Gwen Araujo, born Edward Araujo, Jr., a transgender teenager who was murdered after acquaintances discovered that she had male genitalia. Scenes depicting the murder trial are shown alternating with the story of Gwen's life.
The movie stars J. D. Pardo as Eddie/Gwen, Mercedes Ruehl as her mother, and Avan Jogia as her brother, Danny. It premiered on the Lifetime Television network in the U.S. on June 19, 2006.
Synopsis
Dès son plus jeune âge, Eddie Araujo se sent profondément différente. Elle commence à mettre le maquillage de sa mère et à porter ses vêtements. À son adolescence, Eddie ne peut plus se cacher le fait qu'elle est différente, qu'elle se sent femme et non homme. Lorsqu'elle l'accepte enfin et avec le support de sa mère, Eddie devient Gwen et commence à vivre en tant que femme jusqu'à cette nuit tragique où tout bascule...Actors
Jorge Daniel Pardo
(Eddie / Gwen Araujo)
Mercedes Ruehl
(Sylvia Guerrero)
Leela Savasta
(Chita Araujo)
Avan Jogia
(Danny Araujo)
Lupe Ontiveros
(Mami)
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