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Girlhood

2014 · 112 min

A quietly intense, immersive character study that captures the raw, unglamorous reality of a teenager searching for belonging and selfhood.

Directed by: Céline Sciamma
Genres: Drama
Starring: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh

Tagline: You don't have the full story. Until you know hers.
Overview: Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end 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 dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.

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Directed by: Céline Sciamma
Genres: Drama
Starring: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
isolation
family
friendship
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Céline Sciamma
Written by: Céline Sciamma
Starring: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Idrissa Diabaté, Cyril Mendy, Tia Diagne, Rabah Nait Oufella
Music: Para One
Cinematography: Crystel Fournier
Runtime: 112 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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