The Aggressives

Name: The Aggressives
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 7, 2005
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 65

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Release Date: October 7, 2005

Summary: This documentary explores a loophole in society's gender tapestry and seeks to expose the world of six lesbians who define themselves as "Aggressives." (Seventh Art Releasing)

Director: Daniel Peddle

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 75 min

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Ken Fox

Peddle captures a vital and increasingly visible community that's easily misunderstood, and his film will undoubtedly help novices further understand the complex differences separating gays, transsexuals and the transgendered. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

The charismatic young women who populate Daniel Peddle's illuminating documentary are vibrant proof that there's still an untold story waiting around every New York City corner. Read full review

Janet Maslin

In the film's briskly paced 72 minutes, any open-minded viewer will discover something about identity and about the comfort these women have obviously found in learning to be their unusual, unfettered selves. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Documaker Daniel Peddle also works as a casting director, and so it is small wonder his crisp, concise, intimate portrait of six very different, self-styled "aggressives" -- women who stress their masculine sides -- should reveal in each a curious integrity and beauty. Read full review

Melissa Anderson

Thankfully, Peddle's film is much more illuminating than a grad school seminar. Read full review

Merle Bertrand

What might just be this film's greatest strength is how it shows that no matter how "different" we might appear to be on the outside, what's on the inside is what provides our common bonds. Read full review

Kyle Smith

The Aggressives has plenty of character but no story; it would have done better to structure itself around a competition it briefly visits in which lesbians, in costume, compete to win prizes for looking masculine. That way the film would have had a direction. Read full review

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Jillian

Oct 13, 2005

This movie was an amazing look at unique individuals that are too often misunderstood. very moving.

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