Girlhood
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Synopsis
Girlhood
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the gang. When her home situation becomes unbearable, Marieme seeks solace in an older man who promises her money and protection. Realizing this sort of lifestyle will never result in the freedom and independence she truly desires, she finally decides to take matters into her own hands.
One of the best coming of age movies in years!
– Eric Kohn, Indiewire
Reviews
A-
“Energetic… hugely uplifting”
– Jessica Kiang, Indiewire’s The Playlist
“A magnetic central performance from stunning newcomer Karidja Touré”
– David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“It’s the feminist answer to Boyhood, yet it manages to dig deeper… Girlhood is one of the most exceptional films you’ll see this year. Truly a must-see. Highly recommended!”
– Jeff Nelson, DVD Talk
Cast & Crew
DIRECTOR:
Céline Sciamma
WRITER:
Céline Sciamma
PRODUCER:
Bénédicte Couvreur
CAST:
Karidja Touré
Assa Sylla
Lindsay Karamoh
Marietou Touré
Idrissa Diabate
Simina Soumare
Cyril Mendy
Djibril Gueye
Film Specs
Country of Origin: France
Format: DCP/2.35/Color
Sound Format: Dolby 5.1 SRD
Running Time: 112 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
In French with English Subtitles
Screenings
- 01/22/15 Sundance Film Festival Park City, UT
- 01/29/15 Reelout Arts Project Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- 01/30/15 Film Society at Lincoln Center New York, NY
- 01/30/15 City Cinemas Village East Cinema New York, NY
- 02/05/15 Pan African Film Festival Los Angeles, CA
- 02/06/15 Sundance Sunset Cinemas, Los Angeles, CA
- 02/06/15 Laemmle Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena, CA
- 02/06/15 Gene Siskel Film Center Chicago, IL
- 02/06/15 Victoria Film Festival Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- 02/13/15 Phi Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 02/13/15 U.W. Cinematheque Madison, WI
- 02/13/15 Hollywood Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
- 02/14/15 TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto, ON, Canada
- 02/18/15 Feminist Gender & Sexuality Studies Ithaca, NY
- 02/20/15 SIFF at The Uptown Seattle, WA
- 02/20/15 Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplanary Arts Ctr New Orleans, LA
- 02/26/15 Providence French Film Festival Providence, RI
- 02/27/15 Angelika Film Ctr Pop-Up Washington, D.C.
- 02/27/15 Angelika Film Center – Mosaic Fairfax, VA
- 02/27/15 West End Cinema Washington, D.C.
- 02/27/15 Art House Cinema 502 Ogden, UT
- 02/27/15 Block Museum of Art Evanston, IL
- 02/27/15 TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto, ON, Canada
- 02/27/15 Aperture Cinema Winston-Salem, NC
- 02/27/15 The Ross Lincoln, NE
- 02/28/15 Downing Film Center Newburgh, NY
- 03/04/15 Clinton Street Theatre Portland, OR
- 03/05/15 Studio Movie Grill Chatham Chicago, IL
- 03/06/15 Real Art Ways Hartford, CT
- 03/08/15 SPACE Gallery Portland, ME
- 03/13/15 Belcourt Theatre Nashville, TN
- 03/18/15 Cleveland Int’l Film Festival Cleveland, OH
- 03/19/15 Time and Space Limited Hudson, NY
- 03/20/15 Miami Beach Cinematheque Miami, FL
- 03/20/15 Lake Worth Playhouse Lake Worth, FL
- 03/20/15 Film Streams Omaha, NE
- 03/20/15 Guild Cinema Albuquerque, NM
- 03/20/15 Zoetropolis Lancaster, PA
- 03/20/15 Green Mountain Film Festival Montpelier, VT
- 03/25/15 Tree Fort Music Fest Boise, ID
- 03/27/15 Image Nation Film Festival New York, NY
- 03/27/15 Urban Inst. for Contemporary Arts Grand Rapids, MI
- 04/03/15 Lee Neighborhood Presidio Theatre San Francisco, CA
- 04/03/15 Rialto Elmwood Theatre – Berkeley, CA
- 04/03/15 Sie Film Center Denver, CO
- 04/03/15 Athens Film Festival Athens, OH
- 04/05/15 CineStudio Hartford, CT
- 04/08/15 Film Society of NW Pennsylvania Erie, PA
- 04/09/15 MPS-St. Paul Int’l Film Festival Minneapolis, MN
- 04/09/15 Wisconsin Film Festival Madison, WI
- 04/10/15 Alamo Drafthouse – South Lamar Austin, TX
- 04/17/15 Vancouver Int’l Film Centre Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 04/17/15 Digital Gym Cinema San Diego, CA
- 04/19/15 Hopkins Center Film Hanover, NH
- 04/21/15 Zinema 2 Duluth, MN
- 04/24/15 Putnam Screening Room Keene, NH
- 04/26/15 Capitol Theatre Olympia, WA
- 04/30/15 Vermont French Film Festival Burlington, VT
- 05/01/15 St. Anthony Main Minneapolis, MN
- 05/08/15 Wexner Ctr for the Arts Columbus, OH
- 05/08/15 Brattle Theatre Cambridge, MA
- 05/22/15 West Newton Cinemas West Newton, MA
- 05/28/15 Indiana University Cinema Bloomington, IN
- 05/30/15 Bijou Art Cinemas Eugene, OR
- 06/11/15 Avon Theatre Film Center Stamford, CT
- 06/19/15 Sacramento French Film Fest. Sacramento, CA
- 07/08/15 Rivertown Film Society Nyack, NY
- 07/24/15 Aspen Art Museum Aspen, CO
- 07/24/15 The Nickelodeon Theatre Columbia, SC
- 09/2/15 OHCP Apollo Theatre Oberlin, OH
- 09/3/15 Philadelphia Film Society Philadelphia, PA
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