by Céline Sciamma
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...