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

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Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience, Patron of Children Audience Award

Gabi, Between the Ages 8 and 13 (2021) 13

Sweden, Norway, Denmark | 2021 | 77 min.

We follow the remarkable Gabi over the course of five formative years as she wrestles with society’s stereotypes about boys and girls. When her family moves from Stockholm to a small rural town, and as puberty kicks in, Gabi must decide whether she wants to fit in with the crowd or chart her own path.

CountrySweden, Norway, Denmark
Year2021
Duration77 min
Rating13
LanguageEnglish, Swedish
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Engeli Broberg
Screenplay Engeli Broberg
Director of Photography Tommy Olsson
Music Ketil Vestrum Einarsen
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Biography

Director from Sweden. After studying at the Jaques Lecoq Theatre School in Paris, she devoted herself to acting and dancing. She later began making short and web documentaries. She studied film in Lund and New York. She made her feature debut with Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13 (Gabi, mellan åren 8 till 13, 2021).

Based upon a Book, Biography, Teenagers, Growing Up, Courage, Adventure Is All Around