A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey
Hrafnhildur- heimildarmynd um kynleiðréttingu
Synopsis
The documentary "A boy like her" is about the Icelandic boy Halldor who believed from a young age that he was a girl. When he came to realize that his gender would not change even if he prayed and wished he soon realized that he only had two options in life - to take his own life or to undergo a sex-change. As a teenager he went through terrible periods and people around him started to ask questions about what was wrong. He did not dare to tell his parents, family and friends that he was girl. He decided to move abroad and live as a girl in foreign countries. At the age of twenty he realized he had to return home and face his past. With the population of only 320,000 people, returning home was not easy. Only about 20 Icelanders had undergone a sex-change and he wanted to become of of them
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
- Screenplay & Story
- Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
- Original Title
- Hrafnhildur- heimildarmynd um kynleiðréttingu
- Country of Origin
- Iceland
- Spoken Languages
- Icelandic
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Department Leadership Roster
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Director
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Writer
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What is A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey about?
The documentary "A boy like her" is about the Icelandic boy Halldor who believed from a young age that he was a girl. When he came to realize that his gender would not change even if he prayed and wished he soon realized that he only had two options in life - to take his own life or to undergo a sex-change. As a teenager he went through terrible periods and people around him started to ask questions about what was wrong. He did not dare to tell his parents, family and friends that he was girl. He decided to move abroad and live as a girl in foreign countries. At the age of twenty he realized he had to return home and face his past. With the population of only 320,000 people, returning home was not easy. Only about 20 Icelanders had undergone a sex-change and he wanted to become of of them
Who directed A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey?
A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey was directed by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir.
Who stars in A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey?
The principal cast of A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey includes Not specified.
When was A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey released and how long is it?
A Boy Like Her: A Personal Story About an Unavoidable Journey was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 2m.