Bande de filles
by Céline Sciamma
Secondary title
Girlhood
Country / Year
France / 2014
Duration
112 Min.
Languages
French
Subtitles
English
Genre
Tags
Direction
Céline Sciamma
Cast
Karidja Touré,
Assa Sylla,
Lindsay Karamoh,
Marietou Touré
At home Marieme’s older brother is in charge, school is nothing but a source of frustration, and a future in the Paris suburb where she lives seems everything but rosy. That changes, however, when she joins a small gang of girls her own age. The four take freedoms together that Marieme never believed possible. She now calls herself ‘Vic’, and being in the group makes her feel like a new person. But what begins as ‘harmless’ shoplifting soon spirals into compulsion and violence...