Completed - FRENCH, FLEMISH, ENGLISH - Drama - 105 minutes
Fifteen-year-old Lara is determined to fulfill her dream of getting into a prestigious ballet school and having a career as a ballerina. As a sensitive girl, she also dreams of finally getting out of the boy's body that she's been imprisoned in since birth.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Lukas DHONT Cast : Victor POLSTER, Arieh WORTHALTER, Oliver BODART, Tijmen GOVAERTS, Katelijne DAMEN, Valentijn DHAENENS Producer(s) : Dirk IMPENS
First-time director Lukas Dhont, one of the discoveries at last year's Cannes Festival, made a film that is mature and extraordinarily subtle about how oppressive one's own body can be and how exhausting it can be to fight its limitations-all the more so when that body is young and impatient, restless and seeking its own identity, and everything has to happen here and now. Girl also owes its success to charismatic dancer Victor Polster, who, with his great performance, transcends culturally imposed gender stereotypes, revealing the painful imperfection of biological definitions and how they are perceived in society.
Country(ies) : BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS
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Cannes IFF 2018 (Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Prize, Un Certain Regard Best Actor (Victor Polster), Golden Camera, Queer Palm)European Film Awards 2018 (European Discovery)San Sebastián IFF 2018 (Best Film, Audience Award)Tofifest 2018 (Grand Prix)London FF 2018 (Best First Feature Award)Pingyao IFF 2018 (People's Choice Award)