The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)
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Directors
Tod Williams
Cast
Adrian Grenier, Clark Gregg, Aleksa Palladino, Margaret Colin
The story
In June 1983 in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole's stepmother, who formerly went by Hank and presented as male, outs herself and announces that she is having a sex change operation. Sebastian's sister, Jessica, leaves immediately for California, and his mother, Joan, takes him back to England. Eight months later, Sebastian is back in the United States, knocking on his stepmother's door.
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LGBTQ-related film, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, teen film
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