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Renée

Documentary
4.5·2011·1h 19m

"Renee" tells the story of Renee Richards' battle to enter the 1977 U.S. Open as the first transgender tennis player. Simultaneously, it follows her t...

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Eric Drath

Eric Drath

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Renée Richards

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Josephine Von Hipple

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John Poster

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Eric Drath

OVERVIEW

"Renee" tells the story of Renee Richards' battle to enter the 1977 U.S. Open as the first transgender tennis player. Simultaneously, it follows her today as she struggles to cope with a life of contradictions and personal conflict. Through interviews with tennis legends, family, friends and experts from the transgender field, a story of perseverance, breakthrough and hardship unfolds.