Girl- a cultural art film, Sat, 30th Mar 2019

Sat, 30th Mar 2019 at 5:30pm to 7:20pm

The feature filmmaking debut from writer-director Lukas Dhont, GIRL is an extraordinarily moving coming-of-age tale about identity and the journey to becoming who you’re meant to be.

Determined 15-year-old Lara (an astonishing performance from newcomer Victor Polster) is a young woman who is fiercely committed to becoming a professional ballerina. She throws herself into this quest at a new school, but finds the usual frustrations and challenges of adolescence are heightened as her body does not bend to easily to the strict ballet discipline because she was born a boy.

Though supported by her family, Lara’s adolescent frustrations and impatience are heightened as she prepares for gender reassignment surgery, pushing her body to its limits. Based on empowering real-life experiences, the award-winning GIRL is a powerful and sensitively told story about the nuances of growing up transgender and the struggle that can motivate or define that process.

Awards:

Camera d’Or for best first feature and Queer Palm at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

London Film Festival’s First Feature Competition Winner 2018

European Film Awards Winner: European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI 2018

Movie is in French with English subtitles. 

Rated 7.2/10 on IMDB

This movie is being screened in Gozo by Spazju Kreattiv, Malta’s national centre for creativity at St. James Cavalier in Valletta, in collaboration with the Ministry for Gozo.

Venue: Citadel Cinema

Web: Visit Website

Tel: 21559955

Email: info@citadelcinema.com