Synopsis
In IT’S ALWAYS BEEN ME we follow Max and Bastian from the end of their childhood into puberty. A chaotic time where mind and body grows apart. Max is born as a girl but just came out as a transgender boy. Bastian is born as a boy but he feels he is a girl.
Max and Bastian struggle with their bodies as they develop, feeling it is not going in the right direction. They are considering whether they should stop their puberty by starting hormone treatment. A choice that will change their lives forever is becoming more and more urgent as they race against time to make the right decision. The voice is changing. The body is growing, but the consequences of hormone treatment are irreversible. How do you find out who you are when in the middle of the greatest transition of your life? Can you even trust yourself when you are also in doubt about your gender? If one is not a boy or a girl, then maybe you could just call yourself human.
Director Biography – Julie Bezerra Madsen
Julie Bezerra Madsen graduated as a documentary film director in 2013 from the National Film School of Denmark and has since worked in the film industry as a documentary filmmaker while also teaching at various film and art schools. Latest work: Boy, All that remains to be seen, My amazing transformation.
Director Statement
This film portrays the amazing and sometimes scary transition from childhood to puberty trough the life of Max and Bastian, two transgender tweens. I wanted to hand the microphone to the protagonists and let them tell their perspective on gender. Questioning your gender takes real courage and there are many wonderful ways to be a boy, a girl or in between.
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Countries: DenmarkLanguages: DanishBudget: DKK 2,285,000 (estimated)
