France
2011/35mm/ 84 mins
FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 6.15 PM – BUY!
This beautiful and delicate exploration of gender and sexuality follows a young girl who decides to pass herself off as a boy in order to make new friends.
When ten-year-old Laure moves into a new neighbourhood outside Paris, the local kids mistake her for a boy. Rather than correct the misunderstanding – and to help make her way into the new group of friends – she decides to pass herself off as Mikael, a ruse that becomes increasingly difficult to sustain, especially as she starts to win the affection of another girl. With help from an astonishing central performance by newcomer Zoe Heran, director Celine Sciamma focuses her naturalistic storytelling on the world of the children, using their rituals and naiveties to point to the prejudices that lie ahead in the adult world.
Screenings at Berlin, Edinburgh and Los Angeles Film festivals
Teddy Jury Award prize for Best Director at Berlin Film Festival
“An understated yet powerful gem of a character drama” Ross Miller, Twitchfilm
“A sharply observed story of youths grappling with awkward bodies and budding hormones” Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
Writer/Director Celine Sciamma Producer Benedicte Couvreur Cast Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana, Jeanne Disson Print Source Rialto Distribution
