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Girlhood (2014)
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Marieme finds a different way to occupy space with a group of girls whose company gives her room to perform confidence. Karidja Touré makes exhilaration and constrained choices coexist. Céline Sciamma observes a Black teenager's Parisian surroundings without pretending friendship erases racism, money or gendered expectations.
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About Girlhood
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.