

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Acting
Huffman's Oscar-nominated physicality and vocal control.
Writing
Dialogue that stings with authenticity, never preachy.

Director
Duncan Tucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felicity Huffman wore a prosthetic penis for the role and kept it as a souvenir. Method acting, baby.
Released in 2005, this was one of the first mainstream films to center a trans woman protagonist played by a cis actor — a casting choice that would face intense scrutiny today, though Huffman's performance was widely praised at the time.