Tomboy (2011) | May 31, 5:00 pm

Tomboy tells the story of ten-year-old Laure (played by the amazing Zoé Héran) who moves to the suburbs and decides to pass as a boy among the pack of neighborhood kids. As “Mickäel” she catches the attention of leader of the pack, Lisa, who becomes smitten with her. Finding resourceful ways to hide her true self, Laure takes advantage of her new identity, as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret. – The Criterion Channel

Director: Céline Sciamma

Cast: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson

Country: France

Distributor: Wolfe Video

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Events: Filmmaker Retrospectives

Author: Josh Hornbeck

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