The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
J is in their early teens and lives in the countryside. J has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, goes by the selected pronoun “they”, and takes hormone blockers to suspend puberty. While J’s parents are away, their older sister and her Iranian boyfriend are assigned the duties of house-sitting and looking after J.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Anahita GhazvinizadehDirector
- Anahita GhazvinizadehWriter
- Vincent GilliozOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rhys FehrenbacherJ
- Koohyar HosseiniAraz
- Nicole CoffineauLauren
- Norma MoruzziMom
- Diana TorresDiana
- Evan GrayBoy 1
- Drew SheilBoy 2
- Leyla MoflehNegar
- Mohammad AghebatiBehrouz
- Almai SinaiAlma
- David GarofaloDr. Garofalo
- Farid KossariNima
Stills
Themes
lgbtgender dysphoriawoman director