Tomboy

Director: Céline Sciamma

2011 / 82min / DCP

New to her Paris neighborhood, 10-year-old Laure impulsively tells a new friend that her name is “Mickaël” and from that pivotal point on presents as the new boy on the block—something that will call for an uneasy explanation when Mickaël’s relationship with a neighborhood girl, Lisa, starts to move beyond the strictly platonic. A tender coming-of-age drama from Sciamma, who coaxes superlative performances from Zoé Héran and Jeanne Disson; accessible—and appropriate, in its discreet handling of the material—to audiences of all ages, while distinctly adult in its emotional intelligence. “Brisk, precisely observed, and bracingly non-preachy in its examination of a very tricky subject.” —The Atlantic

Distributor: Janus Films

Part of Screen Time at Metrograph