Girl
2018 · Movie · R · 105 min
★ 7.2(763)unSUB Rating
A driven teen starts training at an elite ballet school while trying to live authentically in a body that feels wrong. With support at home but pressure in daily routines and demanding rehearsals, the journey becomes a test of endurance, identity, and self-acceptance.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-18
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (763 votes)
- Box office
- $4,100,000
About
You may like this if you want a quiet, intense coming-of-age drama about identity, discipline, and resilience, in the vein of Close or Boy Erased; Not for you if you want light entertainment or clear-cut closure.
Pros: empathetic, intimate story; strong lead performance; supportive family dynamic | Cons: narrow focus on one character; emotionally tough viewing; ending feels unresolved
Themes
- antwerp
- ballet dancer
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- ballet school
- trans woman
- teenage protagonist
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2018
- Queer Palm · 2018
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2019 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2018 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Film · 2018 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Victor Polster
as Lara
Arieh Worthalter
as Mathias
Oliver Bodart
as Milo
Tijmen Govaerts
as Lewis
Katelijne Damen
as Dr. Naert
Valentijn Dhaenens
as Dr. Pascal
Magali Elali
as Christine
Alice de Broqueville
as Lois
- AH
Alain Honorez
as Alain
Chris Thys
as Hannah
Directed by Lukas Dhont