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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story ()


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The true story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans woman who was brutally murdered by four men in 2002.

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Sylvia Guerrero
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Eddie / Gwen
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Mami
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Papi
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Joey Marino
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Chita Araujo
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Danny Araujo
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Angie
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Carlos Guerrero
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Defense Attorney
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Prosecutor
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Dr. Martin
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Lisa
Michael Dillman ...
Eddie (7 Years)
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Chita (10 Years)
Suzanne Ristic ...
Inez
Ivan De Leon ...
Berto
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Tamara
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Jaron
Neil Denis ...
Jose
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Michael (as Nolan Funk)
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Jason (as Jorgito Vargas)
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June
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Pastor
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Biker
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Judge
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Coroner
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Cashier
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Cop
Graham Young ...
Marine
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Doctor
Jaren Brandt Bartlett ...
Guy Student (as Jaren Bartlett)
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Temp Agency Director
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Principal Haney
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Lingerie Store Clerk
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Woman in church
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Older Woman in Church
Robert Kaiser ...
Woman In Clinic
Aaron Ameson ...
Danny (3 Years)
Andrew Verret ...
Party Kid #1
Eloisa Diaz ...
Party Kid #2
Jimmy Sezer ...
Party Kid #3
Anthony Garbas ...
Protester
Melanie Angel ...
Transgendered Person

Directed by

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Agnieszka Holland

Written by

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Shelley Evans ... (written by)

Produced by

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Gloria Allred ... co-executive producer
Zev Braun ... executive producer
Philip Krupp ... executive producer
Fran Rosati ... producer
Shawnee Isaac Smith ... associate producer

Music by

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Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Cinematography by

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David Frazee

Editing by

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Michael John Bateman

Editorial Department

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Jill Allanson ... high definition dailies selects editor
Sandra Kaufman ... assistant editor
Christopher M. Meagher ... assistant editor (as Chris Meagher)
Claudio Sepulveda ... final colorist
Graham Tucker ... assistant editor

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Maureen A. Arata

Production Design by

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Marian Wihak

Art Direction by

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Rick Willoughby

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Sandy Walker

Costume Design by

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Carla Hetland

Makeup Department

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Lisa Love ... makeup department head
Jennifer Powell-Folk ... assistant makeup artist (as Jennifer Powell)

Production Management

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Fran Rosati ... production manager
Karen Anne Smith ... post-production supervisor
Cynthia Stegner ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Collins ... second assistant director
Gabriel Correa ... trainee assistant director
Brent Crowell ... first assistant director
John Penhall ... first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

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James Robert 'J.R.' Davis ... assistant set decorator
Kumvana Gomani ... assistant art director
Terry Gonsalves ... on-set dresser
Michelle Hoffmann ... art department assistant (as Michelle Eisner)
Dean McQuillen ... construction coordinator
Noni Peck ... property master
Slava Shmakin ... assistant art director
Shelley Surette ... lead dresser

Sound Department

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Anke Bakker ... sound supervisor
Kevin Belen ... foley mixer
Jay Cheetham ... background sound editor
Dario DiSanto ... foley editor
James Fonnyadt ... co-sound designer / sound designer
Graeme Hughes ... re-recording mixer
Glen Noseworthy ... adr mixer
Iain Pattison ... re-recording mixer
David Scott ... sound effects editor
Paul A. Sharpe ... re-recording mixer
Todd R. Mason ... sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Monique Ganderton ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jeff Cassidy ... first assistant camera: "b" camera / second assistant camera: "a" camera
Todd Elyzen ... camera operator
Katie Matheson ... assistant camera
Hugh Meikle ... generator operator
Rob Wood ... focus puller

Casting Department

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Rakefet Abergel ... casting assistant / casting associate
Michelle Allen ... casting: Canada
Paul Dinh-McCrillis ... casting associate
James Forsyth ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Carolyn Cameron ... assistant costume designer
Roza Murphy ... set supervisor

Location Management

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Ed Nesling ... location manager
Dixie Plaxton ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Hal Beckett ... music editor (as Hal Foxton Beckett)
Marek Szpakiewicz ... musician: cello solo (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Ruby J. Munro ... script supervisor (as Janet D. Munro)

Transportation Department

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Miroslaw Syta ... driver

Additional Crew

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Daniel J. Loht ... production assistant
Nadine Moser ... production assistant
Jess Place ... assistant: Mr. Krupp and Mr. Braun
Chris Shearman ... production assistant
Shelby Tony ... accounting assistant
David Watt ... production assistant
Danny Wind ... intern

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Based on a true story. As a young boy, Eddie Araujo always felt different somehow. She started putting on her mom's makeup and wearing her mom's clothes, which her mom found odd. By the time she entered her teen years, Eddie could no longer hide the fact that she was a lot different, that she was meant to be female and not male. When she finally accepted it and with her mom's eventual support, Eddie changed her name to Gwen and started to live life as female until a tragic night changed everything. Written by r2k443

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Taglines He was just who she was. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Just a Girl: The Gwen Araujo Story (United States)
  • A Girl Like Me: l'histoire vraie de Gwen Araujo (France)
  • Devojka Kao Ja: Priča o Gven Arauho (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatian title)
  • Такая же, как я (Russia)
  • Devojka Kao Ja: Priča o Gven Arauho (Croatia)
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  • 88 min
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Trivia Eddie Araujo took the name "Gwen" for her female identity after Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, her favorite singer. See more »
Goofs The defense attorney noted that Joey had punched a wall and broke his hand after Sylvia had told him that Gwen was not really a female. A day or two after Sylvia tells him, a drunken Gwen walks along the fence of the construction site in which Joey was working; Joey walks up to the fence and you can clearly tell that none of his hands looked damaged in any way. See more »
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Quotes Sylvia Guerrero: [in court, in tears] I don't need you to tell me what society does to people. They beat her for five hours, they tied her up and strangled her, and then they buried her in the field, and then they went and had breakfast in a diner and ate pancakes. And you think that I should excuse them? Shame on you. I blame them! I blame them... every day!
[Sylvia leaves in anger as the whole court claps for her]
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