30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: Competition of European First Feature Films

Girl (2018) 15

Belgium | 2018 | 103 min.

Determined 15-year-old Lara is committed to becoming a professional ballerina. With the support of her father, she throws herself into this quest for the absolute at a new school. Lara´s adolescent frustrations and impatience are heightened as she realizes her body does not bend so easily to the strict discipline because she was born a boy.

CountryBelgium
Year2018
Duration103 min
Rating15
LanguageFrench
SubtitleEnglish, Czech
Directed by Lukas Dhont
Screenplay Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
Director of Photography Frank van den Eeden
Music Valentin Hadjadj
Edited by Alain Dessauvage
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Biography

Screenwriter and director from Belgium. In Ghent, he studied audiovisual art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He established himself with his short films Headlong (Corps perdu, 2012) and Infinite (L'Infini, 2014). He has also directed a number of unique music videos, and also collaborates on dance projects. The drama Girl (2018) is his feature debut.

Growing Up, Drama, Gender, Sexuality + Identity