List of LGBT-related films of 2003
This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer -related films released in 2003. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Films
Title
Director
Country
Genre
Cast
Notes
Adored (Poco più un anno fia - Diario di un pornodivo)Marco Filiberti
Italy
Drama
Marco Filiberti, Urbano Barberini
a.k.a. Little More Than a Year Ago, Adored: Diary of a Porn Star and Adored: Diary of a Porn Star
The Adventure of Iron Pussy Apichatpong Weerasethakul ,Michael Shaowanasai Thailand
Musical, comedy, drama
Michael Shaowanasai , Krissada Terrence , Siriyakorn Pukkavesh , Theerawat Thongjitti, Darunee Khrittabhunyalai, Krung Sriwilai and Jenjira Pongpis
All Over Brazil David Andrew Ward United Kingdom
Short, drama
Frank Gallagher , Iain De Caestecker , Gemma Morrison, Ross Brackenridge, Cheryl-Anne Duncan, Pamela Dwyer, Christopher Gorman, James Kirk and Pete Mackenzie10 minutes long, part of the 'Tartan Shorts' series for the BBC [ 1]
April's Shower Trish Doolan United States
Comedy
Trish Doolan, Maria Cina, Joe Tabbanella , Denise Miller , Zack Ward , Samantha Lemole, Molly Cheek , Victoria Reiniger, Euan Macdonald , Lara Harris , Delaina Mitchell, Jane Booke, Randall Batinkoffl , Frank Grillo , Honey Labrador, Arly Jover , Gizelle D'Cole, Pamela Salem , Precious Chong, Jeffrey Gorman, Raymond O'Connor , Steve Portigiani and John Hardison
Arisan! Nia Dinata Indonesia
Comedy, drama
Cut Mini Theo, Surya Saputra , Tora Sudiro , Aida Nurmala, Rachel Maryam Sayidina, Lili Harahap, Aurora Yahya, Wilza Lubis, Nico Siahaan, Tika Panggabean, Jajang C. Noer , Ria Irawan and Indra Birowo
Beautiful Boxer Ekachai Uekrongtham
Thailand
Drama
Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatree , Orn-Anong Panyawong, Nukkid Boonthong, Sitiporn Niyom, Kyoko Inoue , Sarawuth Tangchit and Keagan Kang
Biography of transsexual boxer Nong Thoom
Bright Young Things Stephen Fry United Kingdom
Drama
Emily Mortimer , Stephen Campbell Moore , Fenella Woolgar , Michael Sheen and James McAvoy Based on the novel Vile Bodies Evelyn Waugh
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Nancy Kates United States
Documentary
Bayard Rustin
Bulgarian Lovers Eloy de la Iglesia Spain
Comedy, drama
Fernando Guillén Cuervo , Dritan Biba, Pepón Nieto , Roger Pera and Anita Sinkovica.k.a. Los novios búlgaros
Camp Todd Graff United States
Comedy, drama
Daniel Letterle , Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesús , Anna Kendrick , Alana Allen, Vince Rimoldi, Don Dixon , Tiffany Taylor, Sasha Allen , Eddie Clark, Leslie Frye, David Perlow, DeQuina Moore , Steven Cutts and Stephen Sondheim
Carandiru Héctor Babenco Argentina
Drama
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos , Rodrigo Santoro , Milton Gonçalves , Lázaro Ramos , Caio Blat , Milhem Cortaz , Wagner Moura , Floriano Peixoto , Rita Cadillac , Gero Camilo , Ivan de Almeida, Ailton Graça , Maria Luisa Mendonça , Aida Leiner, Júlia Ianina, Sabrina Greve and Nelson MachadoBased on the book Estação Carandiru (Carandiru Station)Drauzio Varella
Cheerleader Queens Poj Arnon Thailand
Comedy
Wongthep Khunarattanrat, Watcharachai Sataphitak
About a gay-transgender cheerleading team
Chouchou Merzak Allouache France
Comedy
Gad Elmaleh , Alain Chabat , Claude Brasseur , Julien Courbey , Catherine Frot , Catherine Hosmalin , Micheline Presle , Jacques Sereys, Roschdy Zem , Arié Elmaleh, Yacine Mesbah, Jean-Paul Comart and Anne Marivin
Cowboys & Angels David Gleeson Germany
Comedy, drama
Michael Legge , Allen Leech , Sean Power , Amy Shiels , David Murray and Frank Kelly
D.E.B.S. Angela Robinson United States
Short, comedy
Alexandra Breckenridge , Tammy Lynn Michaels , Shanti Lowry , Jill Ritchie , Clare Kramer , Daryl Theirse and James Buckhammer II11 minutes long, a feature-length film was made in 2004
Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World John Scagliotti United States
Documentary
Explores the lives of gay, lesbian and transgender people in developing countries[ 2]
Die, Mommie, Die! Mark Rucker
United States
Comedy
Charles Busch , Jason Priestley , Frances Conroy , Philip Baker Hall , Stark Sands , Natasha Lyonne , Victor Raider-Wexler, Nora Dunn and Stanley DeSantis Screenplay by Busch; based on his play of the same name
Doubt Crisaldo Pablo
Philippines
Drama
Andoy Ranay, Paulo Gabriel, Larry Burns, John Lapus , Jojo Nones and Rey Pumaloy
a.k.a. Duda
The Dreamers Bernardo Bertolucci France
Drama
Eva Green , Michael Pitt , Louis Garrel , Anna Chancellor , Robin Renucci , Jean-Pierre Kalfon , Jean-Pierre Leaud , Florian Cadiou, Pierre Hancisse, Valentin Merlet, Lola Peploe and Ingy FillionScreenplay by Gilbert Adair , based on his novel The Holy Innocents
Elephant Gus Van Sant United States
Drama
Alex Frost , Eric Deulen , John Robinson , Timothy Bottoms , Matt Malloy , Elias McConnell , Nathan Tyson, Carrie Finklea, Kristen Hicks, Bennie Dixon, Alicia Miles, Brittany Mountain, Jordan Taylor and Nicole GeorgeBased in part on the 1999 Columbine High School massacre
The Event Thom Fitzgerald Canada
Drama
Joanna Adler (billed as Joanna P. Adler), Chris Barry, Walter Borden , Ray Brimicombe, Laura Cahoot, Brent Carver , Linda Carvery, Rejean Cournoyer (billed as Réjean Joseph Cournoyer), Lucy Decoutere , Richard Donat , Chase Duffy, Olympia Dukakis , Tim Dunn, Travis Ferris, Robert Fucito, Ian Gilmore, Glen Grant (billed as Glen Michael Grant), Steven Hillyer, Celeste Jankowski, Dick Latessa , Jane Leeves , Tim Marback, Gianna Marciante, Jaclyn Markowitz, Vicky McCarty, Don McKellar , Ruth Moore, Carla Morton, Ken Nagami, Marcia Olsen, Joan Orenstein , Doug Pettigrew, Sarah Polley , Parker Posey , Cynthia Preston , Walker Richards, Susan Sayle, Jamie Stevens, Darryl Tannahill and Chaz Thorne
Facing Windows Ferzan Özpetek Italy
Drama
Giovanna Mezzogiorno , Massimo Girotti , Raoul Bova , Filippo Nigro , Serra Yilmaz , Maria Grazia Bon, Massimo Poggio, Ivan Bacchi, Chiara Andreis, Veronica Bruni, Olimpia Carlisi, Ohame-Brancy Hibuzo (billed as Ohame Brancy Chibuzo), Carlo Daniele, Rosaria De Cicco and Lucianna De Falcoa.k.a. La finestra di fronte
Fake ID Gil D. Reyes United States
Comedy
Stuart Perelmuter, Brian Gligor, Nina Burns, Mark Fisher, Michael Cyril Creighton and Jason Decker
Far Side of the Moon Robert Lepage Canada
Drama
Robert Lepage , Anne-Marie Cadieux a.k.a. La Face cachée de la lune ; based on LePage's play of the same name
Girls Will Be Girls Richard Day United States
Comedy
Jack Plotnick , Clinton Leupp, Jeffery Roberson , Ron Mathews, Eric Stonestreet , Hamilton von Watts, Dana Gould , Chad Lindsey and Sam Pancake
Goldfish Memory Elizabeth Gill Ireland
Comedy, drama
Sean Campion, Fiona O'Shaughnessy , Fiona Glascott , Peter Gaynor, Keith McErlean , Stuart Graham, Lise Hearns, Jean Butler , Justine Mitchell, Aisling O'Neill, Demien McAdam, Tony Brown and Flora Montgomery
Gone, But Not Forgotten Michael D. Akers United States
Drama
Matthew Montgomery , Aaron Orr, Ariadne Shaffer, Joel Bryant, Brenda Lasker, Bryna Weiss, Holden Roark, Jenny Kim, Daniel Lee, Mark Fellows, Joanne Bevelaqua, Glenn Blakeslee and Brooke Hamlin
The Iron Ladies 2 Satree lek 2 )Yongyoot Thongkongtoon Thailand
Comedy
Sujira Arunpipat, Kokkorn Benjathikoon, Anucha Chatkaew, Surapun Chawpaknam, Shiriohana Hongsopon, Hathairat Jaroenchaichana, Giorgio Maiocchi, Peter Maiocchi, Chaichan Nimpulsawasdi, Jesdaporn Pholdee , Phomsit Sitthijamroenkhun, Sutthipong Sitthijamroenkhun, Sahaphap Tor and Aphichart Vongkavee
Sequel to The Iron Ladies
Killer Drag Queens on Dope Lazar Saric United States
Comedy
Eva Destruction , Omar Alexis, Clark Weaver, Macky Beltzkovsky, Mario Diaz, Don Edmonds, Don Lucas, Haji and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Kleine Freiheit Yüksel Yavuz Germany
Drama
Cagdas Bozkurt, Necmettin Çobanoglu, Leroy Delmar, Sunay Girisken, Nazmi Kirik, Suzana Rozkosny, Naci Özarslan, Thomas Ebermann, Oktay Çagla and Demir Gökgöl
a.k.a. A Little Bit of Freedom
Latter Days C. Jay Cox United States
Drama
Steve Sandvoss , Wes Ramsey , Rebekah Johnson , Jacqueline Bisset , Amber Benson , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Rob McElhenney , Khary Payton , Dave Power, Erik Palladino , Mary Kay Place , Jim Ortlieb and Linda Pine
Lovers' Kiss Ataru Oikawa Japan
Romance
Aya Hirayama , Hiroki Narimiya , Mikako Ichikawa , Aoi Miyazaki , Yuma Ishigaki , Shinnosuke Abe, Naomi Nishida and Chikako AoyamaBased on a manga by Akimi Yoshida
Mambo Italiano Émile Gaudreault Canada
Comedy, drama
Luke Kirby , Claudia Ferri, Peter Miller , Paul Sorvino , Ginette Reno , Mary Walsh , Sophie Lorain , Tim Post, Tara Nicodemo, Pierrette Robitaille , Dino Tavarone, Mark Camacho , Michel Perron, Lou Vani and Diane Lavallée Co-written by Steve Galluccio , based on his stage play of the same name
Monster Patty Jenkins United States
Crime, drama
Charlize Theron , Christina Ricci , Bruce Dern , Lee Tergesen , Annie Corley , Pruitt Taylor Vince , Marco St. John , Marc Macaulay , Scott Wilson , Kane Hodder and Brett Rice
The Mudge Boy Michael Burke
United States
Drama
Emile Hirsch , Tom Guiry , Richard Jenkins , Pablo Schreiber , Zachary Knighton , Ryan Donowho , Meredith Handerhan and Beckie KingBased on Burke's 1998 short film Fishbelly White
Normal Jane Anderson United States
Drama
Jessica Lange , Tom Wilkinson , Clancy Brown , Hayden Panettiere , Joe Sikora , Richard Bull , Mary Siebel, Randall Arney and Rondi Reed
Party Monster Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato United States
Crime, drama
Macaulay Culkin , Brendan O'Malley, Seth Green , Dillon Woolley, Justin Hagan, Diana Scarwid , Dylan McDermott , Wilson Cruz , Wilmer Valderrama , Chloë Sevigny , Marilyn Manson , Mia Kirshner , Daniel Franzese , Natasha Lyonne , John Stamos and Armen Ra
Proteus John Greyson Canada
Drama
Rouxnet Brown, Shaun Smyth, Neil Sandilands , Kristen Thomson , Tessa Jubber, Terry Norton, Adrienne Pearce, Grant Swanby, Brett Goldin , A.J. van der Merwe, Deon Lotz , Jeroen Kranenburg, Andre Samuels, Johan Jacobs, Katrina Kaffer, Kwanda Malunga, Illias Moseko, Andre Lindveldt, Peter van Heerden, Jane Rademeyer, Andre Odendaal, Lola Dollimore, Robin Smith , Colin le Roux, Andre Rousseau and Edwin Angless
Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary Tracy Flannigan United States
Documentary
Tribe 8 Band Members:Lynn Breedlove - Lead Singer, Silas Flipper Howard- Guitar, Leslie Mah - Guitar, Tantrum- Bass Player, Slade- Drums, Mama T.- Bass Player and Jen Schwartz- DrumsFollows the on stage and off stage activities of the band[ 3]
Saved by the Belles Ziad Touma Canada
Comedy, drama
Brian Charbonneau, Karen Simpson , Steven Turpin, Danny Gilmore , Lydia Lockett, Matt Williston, Ron Diamond, Marcelle Lapierre, Mado Lamotte , Dennis O'Brien, Varda Etienne, Terry Sigalas, Louise Bastien, Robert Horble, Driss Berki, Paul Pabello, Alessandro Mangiarotti, Bernadette Rusgal, Nohémie Renaud and John Thomas Fraser
a.k.a. Échappée belles
Sayew Kongdej Jaturanrasamee Kiat Songsanant Thailand
Comedy
Pimpaporn Leenutapong, Nuntawat Arsirapojcharnakul, Anon Saisangcharn, Phintusuda Tunphairao and Jutarat Atthakorn
'Sayew' translates in the Thai language to Spasm or X-Rated Sex Story: Fact or Fiction
Son frère Patrice Chéreau France
Drama
Bruno Todeschini , Eric Caravaca , Nathalie Boutefeu , Sylvain Jacques , Maurice Garrel , Catherine Ferran, Antoinette Moya, Fred Ulysse and Robinson Stévenina.k.a. His Brother
Tarnation Jonathan Caouette United States
Documentary
An autobiographical documentary focusing on Jonathan Caouette's early life and adulthood
It won the Best Documentary Award from the National Society of Film Critics , nominated for the Spirit Awards , the Gotham Awards , as well as the L.A. and London International Film Festivals.[ 4]
Testosterone David Moreton Argentina
Comedy, drama
David Sutcliffe , Celina Font, Antonio Sabato Jr. , Jennifer Coolidge , Leonardo Brzezicki, Sônia Braga (billed as Sonia Braga), Dario Dukah, Jennifer Elise Cox , Davenia McFadden, Ezequiel Abeijón, Martín Borisenko, Barbara Bunge, Gustavo Chapa, Daniel Di Biase, Gabriel Dottavio, Americo Ferrari, Harry Havilio, Wolfram Hecht, Carlos Kaspar, Miriam Manfredini, Carolina Marcovsky, Luis Mazzeo, Hector Pazos, Fabrizio Perez, Luis Sabatini, Alejandro Stulchlik, Claudio Torres, Marcos Woinsky, McCaleb Burnett, Julie Fay, Sergio Gravier and Marcelo Aguilar
Thirteen Catherine Hardwicke United States
Drama
Nikki Reed , Evan Rachel Wood
A Thousand Clouds of Peace Julián Hernández Mexico
Drama
Juan Carlos Ortuno, Juan Torres, Perla de la Rosa, Salvador Alvarez, Rosa-Maria Gomez, Mario Oliver, Clarisa Rendón, Salvador Hernandez, Pablo Molina, Martha Gomez, Manuel Grapain Zaquelarez, Miguel Loaiza, Llane Fragoso and Pilar Ruiz
a.k.a. Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor , A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky, Love; Your Being Love Will Never End and A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky
Tiresia Bertrand Bonello France
Drama
Laurent Lucas , Clara Choveaux, Thiago Telès, Célia Catalifo, Lou Castel , Alex Descas , Fred Ulysse, Stella, Marcelo Novais Teles, Olivier Torres, Isabelle Ungaro, Abel Nataf and Pascal Tréguy
Tokyo Godfathers Satoshi Kon Japan
Animation, comedy, adventure
Tōru Emori , Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto , Shōzō Iizuka , Seizō Katō , Hiroya Ishimaru , Ryūji Saikachi , Yūsaku Yara , Kyōko Terase , Mamiko Noto , and Satomi Kōrogi Loosely based on the novel Three Godfathers Peter B. Kyne
Twist Jacob Tierney Canada
Drama
Nick Stahl , Joshua Close , Gary Farmer , Michèle-Barbara Pelletier, Tygh Runyan , Stephen McHattie , Moti Yona, Brigid Tierney, Andre Noble , Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Josh Holliday, Dave Graham and Mike Lobel Modern re-telling of the novel Oliver Twist Charles Dickens
Under the Tuscan Sun Audrey Wells United States
Comedy, drama
Diane Lane , Raoul Bova , Sandra Oh , Lindsay Duncan , Vincent Riotta , Mario Monicelli , Roberto Nobile , Anita Zagaria , Evelina Gori, Kate Walsh , Pawel Szajda , David Sutcliffe , Jeffrey Tambor , Giulia Steigerwalt , Valentine Pelka, Sasa Vulicevic, Massimo Sarchielli, Claudia Gerini , Laura Pestellini, Don McManus, Matt Salinger , Elden Henson , Jack Kehler, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Nuccio Siano, Malva Guicheney and Dan Bucatinsky Based on the memoir of the same name by Frances Mayes
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