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Tomboy (2011)
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82 minutes. A child introduces themself differently to the neighbourhood children after moving home, and games, friendships and small negotiations make the identity question immediate. Céline Sciamma keeps close to the children's perspective without turning every interaction into a lesson. Its economical summer story gives uncertainty room while making the emotional stakes easy to feel.
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About Tomboy
Ten-year-old Laure isn't like most girls. She prefers football to dolls and sweaters to dresses. When Laure and her family move to a new neighbourhood, local girl Lisa mistakes Laure for a boy. Indulging in this exciting new identity, Laure becomes Mickaël, and so begins a summer of long sunny afternoons, playground games and first kisses. Yet with the school term fast approaching, and with suspicions arising amongst friends and family, Laure must face up to an uncertain future.