| Uniform Title |
Girl (Motion picture : 2018) |
| Title |
Girl. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Vendetta Films, ©2018. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (106 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Vendetta Films : VF1736. |
| Originally produced in Belgium and released as a motion picture in 2018. |
| The film was inspired by Nora Monsecour, a trans female dancer from Belgium. |
| Credits |
Directed by Lukas Dhont. Written by Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens. |
| Performers |
Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts. |
| Summary |
Lara, a 15-year-old transgender girl who aspires to be a professional ballerina, moves with her supportive francophone father, Mathias, and younger brother to attend a prestigious Dutch-speaking dance academy. They consult a medical doctor as well as a psychiatrist for treatment. She knows the surgery is right. It will take two years and she is given lots of opportunities to change her mind. She lives with her father and six-year-old brother Milo. She puts her all into her ballerina classes. Teachers demand perfection. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, anamorphic widescreen 1.66:1. |
| Language note |
French, Flemish, English. Subtitles in English. |
| Awards note |
Winner Queer Palm Festival De Cannes ; Winner European Film, European Discovery. |
| Subjects |
Ballet dancers -- France -- Drama |
| Dance schools -- Drama |
| Transgender women -- Drama |
| Transgender youth -- Drama |
| Father-daughter relationship -- Drama |
| Families -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Belgium |
| Motion pictures, French |
| Genre |
Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Dhont, Lukas director, screenwriter. |
| Tijssens, Angelo screenwriter. |
| Polster, Victor actor. |
| Worthalter, Arieh actor. |
| Bodart, Oliver actor. |
| Govaerts, Tijmen actor. |
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