Girlhood
- language: French
- director: Céline Sciamma
- actor: Assa Sylla Diabate Idrissa Karidja Touré Lindsay Karamoh Marietou Toure Rabah Nait Oufella Tatiana Rojo
- writer: Céline Sciamma
Synopsis:
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. [Synopsis courtesy of Director’s Fortnight]
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