Normal (2003 film)
Normal is a 2002 drama film produced by HBO Films, which became an official selection at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Jane Anderson, the films writer and director, adapted her own play, Looking for Normal. The film is about the gender transition of Ruth Applewood, a transsexual woman who had been living as a man foryears of marriage. A Midwestern factory worker, Applewood then going by Roy stuns his wife ofyears by saying he wishes to undergo sex reassignment surgery and transition to living as a woman. The film was praised by most critics,who? and was nominated for numerous awards.
Ruth faces ostracism at church and at work. She finds understanding from her boss but not from her minister. In the end, Irma discovers that love transcends gender and the family survives.Normal was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, won one Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for another five. ........
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