Fat Girl

Fat Girl

2001 · 86 min · FR · NR · 6.2 (256 votes)
Dir. Catherine Breillat · Starring Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian, Romain Goupil, Laura Betti
Drama

Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, Elena, whom she both loves and hates. Elena is fifteen and devilishly beautiful. Neither more futile, nor more stupid than her younger sister, she cannot understand that she is merely an object of desire. And, as such, she can only be taken. Or had. Indeed, this is the subject: a girl's loss of virginity. And, that summer, it opens a door to tragedy.

VIBE

A deeply unsettling, yet strangely beautiful, exploration of adolescent desire and its devastating consequences. It feels like a humid summer day where innocence slowly erodes, leaving a haunting, unforgettable impression.

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