Girl
[The film] features a star-making performance from acting and dancing talent Victor Polster.
-- Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter
Girl
With the support of her father, a 15-year-old girl born in a boy’s body pursues her dream of becoming a professional ballerina. Winner of the Camera d’Or for best first film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival as well as the Best Actor Prize for Un Certain Regard.
Genre
Drama,
LGBT
Runtime
106
Language
French,
Flemish,
English
Director
Lukas Dhont
Cast
Victor Polster,
Arieh Worthalter
Awards:
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes
Winner, Sebastiane Award ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award ~ Best European Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival
Winner, Grand Prize Critics Week ~ Fipresci Award, Cannes Film Festival
Winner, Golden Camera, Cannes Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Jordan Ruimy, The Playlist
From its very first moments, the beautifully controlled and artful “Girl” – the feature debut of young Belgian director Lukas Dhont – grips and takes hold. This deeply emphatic portrayal of a trans teen has an expressive camera that observes and listens, rather than forces you to succumb to emotions ...
Played at
Glendale 12.28.18 - 1.03.19
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