布兰顿（希拉里•斯万克 Hilary Swank 饰）来到法奥斯城，成为了当地的大众情人，很受女性欢迎。然而他却有着不为人知的隐秘——俊男本是女儿身。“他”的真名叫蒂娜，一直对自己是个女性缺失认同。他喜欢成为男性，并决定来到这个陌生的城市开始新角色和新生活。 　　布兰顿和当地女孩拉娜（科洛•塞维尼 Chloë Sevigny 饰）恋爱了，还和拉娜的前男友成为好友——尽管他们粗野、酗酒，行为暴戾，但被接纳的布兰顿却得到了认同感。生活朝着布兰顿想要的方向发展，一次交通违章却暴露了所有的秘密。布兰顿被识破女儿身，尽管拉娜原谅了她，悲剧却发生了。拉娜的前男友对布兰顿怒不可遏，将她摧毁在一场残忍的暴力事件中。Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana; however, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. It's not that he's wanted in another town for GTA and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena was actually born a woman named Teena Brandon. When his best friends make this discovery, Brandon's life is ripped apart.