outstanding film deal with a teenager who be totally female in thought but be bear in the body of a male and suffer each day in his tragically short life . j. d. pardo be excellent a the conflicted youngster . former oscar winner mercedes ruehl shine in the role of his mother who at first think that he will outgrow his obsession of be a girl only to find out that this shall be his way of life . she go to bat for him all the way . this excellent film deal with a major societal problem regard transsexual behavior . we saw it in transamerica and and boy don not cry . while the end be tragic and the film be well act and create a disturbing picture of what transsexual people have to endure in our society .