

Laurence Anyways
The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
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7.6/10
922 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9.5M
- Box office
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- Language
- French
- montreal, canada
- family
- lgbt
- social issues
- self-liberation
- fearless
- 1980s
- 1990s
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-1328 Jun 2013
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray / DVD8 Oct 2013
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A18 May 2012
- Physical20 Nov 2012
BrazilBR
- Theatrical122 Nov 2012
CzechiaCZ
- Digital / OTT18+10 Nov 2012
FranceFR
- Premiere12Cannes Film Festival18 May 2012
- Theatrical18 Jul 2012
- Digital / OTTVOD21 Nov 2012
- PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray21 Nov 2012
GermanyDE
- Premiere6Hamburg Film Festival2 Oct 2012
GreeceGR
- TheatricalΚ-1521 Feb 2013
- PhysicalDVD7 Nov 2013
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT1826 Oct 2013
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1630 Nov 2012
ItalyIT
- Theatrical16 Jun 2016
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1220 Sept 2012
- Physical12DVD17 Jan 2013
PolandPL
- Digital / OTT1823 Jul 2012
Frequently asked questions
Laurence Anyways was released on 18 May 2012.
Audience reviews
3- B8/10
badelf
6/30/2022
It would be wrong to call this "just another TG movie." It's an intense love story, told in a throwback avant-garde style, which is pretty impressive. I enjoyed both the art that was intended to reflect the lives of two artists, as well as the story.
- C
CinemaSerf
5/25/2024
Xavier Dolan pretty much tries to rewrite the gender identity book with this overly long, but quite potent look at the life of "Laurence" (Melvil Poupaud). He is a pretty discontented man who announces to his long term girlfriend "Fred" (Suzanne Clément) that he is deeply unhappy in his own skin, and that he feels he would be much more fulfilled as a person if her were to be a woman. She's a bit taken aback, there ar…
- F6/10
FrameFatale
7/29/2026
I know people in this category pretty well, so I went into this film with some already strong feelings. I’m going to be fairly critical of this film despite being a really well shot and crafted and even a film I enjoyed enough. One criticism I have of Laurence Anyways is that, despite its reputation as a film about gender dysphoria, it spends surprisingly little time exploring dysphoria itself. Instead, its focus …
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