Adam
“Being yourself isn't always straightforward.”
Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.
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Cast
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Nicholas Alexander
Adam
Known for
The Manor
Fist Fight
Bobbi Salvör Menuez
Gillian
Known for
Nocturnal Animals
I Love Dick
Leo Sheng
Ethan
Known for
The L Word: Generation Q
Chloë Levine
June
Known for
The OA
Marvel's The Defenders
Margaret Qualley
Casey
Known for
The Substance
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
Haley Murphy
Sandy
Known for
Silent House
The Half of It
Gracie Lawrence
Kelsey
Known for
The Sex Lives of College Girls
Phoebe in Wonderland
Hayley Huntley
Alyssa
Also in
Babylon
Unstable
Colton Ryan
Brad
Known for
Chad Powers
The Girl from Plainville
Melanie Hinkle
Kate
Known for
The Winning Season
Scott Zimmerman
Adam's Dad
Known for
Long Bright River
Samantha Sherman
Danielle
Known for
Monsterland
Rhys Ernst Director · Ariel Schrag Screenplay Jay Wadley Composer
United States release August 14, 2019 · Produced in United States
Production
Symbolic Exchange
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2019
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 14, 2019
Limited theatrical · New York
United States
August 23, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles
Brazil
October 20, 2019 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
South Korea
February 3, 2021 · Premiere · Watcha
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