52 Tuesdays

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Movie
German title 52 Tuesdays
Original title 52 Tuesdays
Country of production Australia
original language English
Publishing year 2013
length 109 minutes
Rod
Director Sophie Hyde
script Matthew Cormack , Sophie Hyde
production Matthew Cormack , Sophie Hyde , Bryan Mason , Rebecca Summerton
music Benjamin Speed
camera Bryan Mason
cut Bryan Mason
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52 Tuesdays is an Australian coming of age drama film directed by Sophie Hyde. It was shot on 52 Tuesdays and uses both documentary stylistic devices and the means of self-filming.

The film premiered on October 15, 2013 in Australia at the Adelaide Film Festival and then screened on January 18, 2014 in the USA at the Sundance Film Festival and the 2014 Berlinale .

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16-year-old Billie, who has a trusting relationship with her mother Jane, is surprised by the latter when she announces that she would like to undergo a gender reassignment procedure and take the name James. Because of the burdens involved, Billie is said to live with her father Tom for a year; only on a Tuesday afternoon, they want to see each other. The 52 Tuesday episodes show the progress of gender reassignment, the difficulties associated with it (testosterone intolerance), the emotional cooling of the mother-daughter relationship and Billie's steps towards sexual self-discovery .

Awards

The film won the 2014 Australian Screen Editors Award for the best cut of a feature film, the Australian Writers' Guild Award for the best screenplay, the Audience Award at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival for best feature film and the award for best director at the Sundance Film Festival in the “World Cinema - Dramatic” category. At the 2014 Berlinale , it received the "Transparent Bear" as best feature film in the Generation 14plus category and the Owl Prize from the readers of the "Victory Column".

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