★★★☆☆
TRANSGENDER issues have never been as prominent as they are now – which makes director Anna Kerrigan’s Cowboys very timely indeed.
Set in the western US state of Montana, it tells the story of 11-year-old Joe (Sasha Knight) and his desperate battle to persuade his small-town — and somewhat small-minded — mum Sally (Jillian Bell) that he is not a girl.
3
There are hugely touching moments in this gentle film that shines a light on an issue happening to loving, decent parents
Joe has better luck with dad Troy (Steve Zahn), who is a bearded, plaid-shirt-wearing cowboy, but is surprisingly accepting when he is told, “I’m born in the wrong body”.