No, this isn’t a secret sister project to Linklater’s Golden Globe winning movie but instead a tremendously impressive looking coming of age drama from Celine Sciamma.
Starring Karidja Toure as 16-year-old Marieme, she’s feeling tied down by her family, doing badly at school and is looking for an escape. When she meets a group of 3 free-spirited girls, her life changes and so does her name and dress code, and then she quits school to be accepted, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.
Originally called Bande de filles in France, which roughly translates as Group of Girls/Girls Posse, definitely feels like one to watch. It’s not easy getting the ‘coming of age’ dramas right and when you think about it, there’s only a small number that really make an impact effectively. Check out the trailer and let’s hope this one does!
GIRLHOOD plays the Sundance film festival later this month and opens on limited release in the USA on 30th January.
Source: StrandReleasing
