Girlhood

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    113 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    France
  • |
    • Languages
    French
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Céline Sciamma
WRITTEN BY:
Céline Sciamma
CAST INCLUDES:
Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"Raw and insistent, bold and brawling, Girlhood throbs with the global now, illustrating the ways an indifferent society boxes in the people who grow up in project-style boxes" (Village Voice). GIRLHOOD, rated an impressive 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes offers a fresh perspective on familiar cinematic territory. Director/Writer Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) crafts a smart, vital character study of a young woman who joins a gang in hopes of reinventing herself.

SYNOPSIS

Marieme joins an all-girl gang in the projects of Paris and is slowly turned out of her shell by her three sassy neighbors. As she falls further under their bravado and volatile energy, she begins making brave and foolish choices.

Girlhood

    Genre
    Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    113 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    France
  • |
    • Languages
    French
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Céline Sciamma
WRITTEN BY
Céline Sciamma
CAST INCLUDES
Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh
"Raw and insistent, bold and brawling, Girlhood throbs with the global now, illustrating the ways an indifferent society boxes in the people who grow up in project-style boxes" (Village Voice). GIRLHOOD, rated an impressive 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes offers a fresh perspective on familiar cinematic territory. Director/Writer Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE) crafts a smart, vital character study of a young woman who joins a gang in hopes of reinventing herself.

Marieme joins an all-girl gang in the projects of Paris and is slowly turned out of her shell by her three sassy neighbors. As she falls further under their bravado and volatile energy, she begins making brave and foolish choices.

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