
They
The decision to transition is harder than you think.
Directed by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Produced by Mass Ornament Films
An intimate, introspective drama about a transgender teenager navigating identity, family dynamics, and the weight of medical and social decisions during a formative period.
J is in their early teens and lives in the countryside. J has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, goes by the selected pronoun “they”, and takes hormone blockers to suspend puberty. While J’s parents are away, their older sister and her Iranian boyfriend are assigned the duties of house-sitting and looking after J.
Genres
Questions people ask
Is They violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is They sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is They scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is They easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does They end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like They
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as They
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like They, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like They, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like They, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



















































