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Tomboy

2016 · 10 seasons

A loud, earnest makeover experiment where raw provincial lives are reshaped on camera, equal parts cringe, tears and small triumphs.

Created by: Борис Волков
Genres: Reality
Starring: Dmitriy Maslennikov, Laura Lukina, Татьяна Полякова

Overview: The TV Channel Friday! opens a school for real ladies. Within a few months, a bold social experiment will take place in front of the audience. Young girls from the provinces, whose lives are going downhill at breakneck speed, will try their best to change their fate. The first reality show about working hard on yourself starts right now.

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Created by: Борис Волков
Genres: Reality
Starring: Dmitriy Maslennikov, Laura Lukina, Татьяна Полякова

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
coming-of-age
ambition
healing
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: reality
Created by: Борис Волков
Starring: Dmitriy Maslennikov, Laura Lukina, Татьяна Полякова, Natalya Kozelkova, Мария Третьякова, Ирина Турчинская, Елена Новосёлова, Kseniya Milas
Length: 10 seasons, 163 episodes, 90 min each
Network: Friday!
Country: Russia
Languages: Russian

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