Tomboy

Tomboy

2011 · 82 min · FR · NR · 7.3 (626 votes)
Dir. Céline Sciamma · Starring Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy, Rayan Boubekri · Music Para One

There's a new kid in town.

Drama

A French family moves to a new neighborhood with during the summer holidays. The story follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, Laure, who experiments with their gender presentation, adopting the name Mikäel.

VIBE

This film offers a delicate, sun-drenched exploration of selfhood through a child's eyes. It feels deeply authentic and tender, capturing the quiet curiosity and tentative steps of discovering who you are during a long, warm summer. An intimate and sensitive journey of identity.

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