Swiss Premiere
Petite fille
by Sébastien Lifshitz
Secondary title
Little Girl
Country / Year
France, Denmark / 2020
Duration
85 Min.
Languages
French
Subtitles
English
Genre
Tags
Direction
Sébastien Lifshitz
Sasha has to go to school in boys’ clothes. But one thing has always been clear to her: when she grows up, she will be a girl. Even her parents soon realised how urgent the wish of their daughter, who is now 8 years old and was born in the body of a boy, is. They work tirelessly to ensure that Sasha can be herself at all times, even at school. Director Sébastien Lifshitz follows Sasha and her family’s daily life, capturing their discussions with a therapist and the school administration. PETITE FILLE is the deeply touching portrait of a child who, by naturally questioning her body, offends a society that is rooted in a biological boy-girl thinking.