Girlhood
Bande de filles
“ You don't have the full story. Until you know hers. ”
CINEMA2014-10-22
DIGITAL2014-10-24
RegionFR
Runtime112 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A feminist coming-of-age film about girlhood, class, group identity, and the performance of freedom.”
“A social realist coming-of-age film where girlhood, friendship, neighborhood life, and class limits shape identity.”
“A vivid portrait of girlhood shaped by friendship, class pressure, performance, and the search for a usable identity.”
Storyline
Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.
DIRECTOR / Director
Céline Sciamma
KEYWORDS
street gangghettosingingpeer pressurewoman director
Featured in Topics
3Explore curated thematic universes and editorial collections
Theme Set|24 Movies
Feminist Perspectives: Agency Awakened & The Sovereign Gaze
Dismantling passive male gaze—establishing women as sovereign subjects of desire, anger, and action.
Theme Set|22 Movies
Social Realist Indies: Edge of Survival & Human Dignity
Handheld naturalism capturing unvarnished reality—illuminating human dignity across the margins of society.
Theme Set|24 Movies
Female Coming-of-Age: Physical Metamorphosis & Awakening
Vulnerabilities of menarche and whispered secrets—claiming bodily ownership during turbulent adolescence.
