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- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 45 m
- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 45 m
Summary Lara is a 15-year-old girl, born in the body of a boy, who dreams of becoming a ballerina.
Directed By: Lukas Dhont
Written By: Angelo Tijssens, Lukas Dhont
- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 45 m
- 2019
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 45 m
Girl
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6.1
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Summary Lara is a 15-year-old girl, born in the body of a boy, who dreams of becoming a ballerina.
Directed By: Lukas Dhont
Written By: Angelo Tijssens, Lukas Dhont
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
73
73% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
73
73% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This effort to show Lara’s struggle like a coming-of-age story is what sets Girl apart. Dhont fleshes out his story with little growing-up moments everyone can relate to.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 User Ratings
6.1
62% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
24% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 21 User Ratings
6.1
62% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
24% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
El tema de la confusión e identidad sexual, así como la aceptación son un tema bastante difícil de tratar en una película. Lo que se hace aquí, en la persona de una aspirante a bailarina, es disertarlo de la manera más correcta, aunque puede ser incómodo para ciertos espectadores.
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Es una película con una trama muy buena; pero que no la recomiendo a personas muy sensibles.
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I found the film both informative and profound.
It is a quiet movie until it isn’t, a gentle character study that goes into extreme territory, a wrenching drama that you think is about finding acceptance until it threatens to become about the impossibility of that very thing.
What’s crucial to the film’s success, however is the fact that, despite its candour about Lara’s pain, the film refuses to relinquish a note of hope.
Dhont’s film is a strong debut from a technical angle, but it lacks the humanity necessary for a story of this nature.
Does Girl work as a film? No. It does not.
This is a Great Movie! A Young Friend went through this, at a young age, and the Ideas and Angst were real. She was a lot like Lara! If someone thinks this story was delusional, they should walk a mile in Lara's Pumps! There are situations that many kids won't go through included in this movie, but it is consistent with what an American Child would have to go through. The fact that the Father was supportive is realistic! What Parent wouldn't love their child, no matter what they did. This is something a Parent should realize their Child who has gone through this needs love, and this movie Correctly shows this, and is consistent with what I know of my Young Friend! She is now an upstanding citizen!
And, the ending is unfortunate, but also real! People don't realize that this part of the population suffers from around a 40% suicide attempt rate. We should love these Girls and Boys. Remember Matthew Shepard! His situation was a real story! That was going the other way, Girl to Boy. And he ended up dead, beaten, on a Fence. What child deserves that? Watch "Boys Don't Cry!" with Hillary Swank. She won an Oscar for her portrayal, and that was based on a Real Story! "Girl" was also based on a Real Story, and her name was Nora Monsecour. Look her up! She liked the film. Not too bad for her own story! It wasn't "abnormal behavior", because being born means you could have a lot of things go different with your Body. It's a Miracle that we are as born as close as we are to each other, in how we are. It really is a spectrum! Is being Left Handed a Birth Defect? Red Hair? Those are about the same percentage of the population as people born Gender Dysphoric! Ask a Left Handed person if they have a Birth Defect, next time you see them!
You have to ask yourself: What Would You Do, If Your Child Came To You With This? This Story puts you in that situation.
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Gut wrenching drama about a girl, who wants to become a ballerina more than anything else, but is trapped inside a boy body. Trying to get socially accepted as a girl is of course a struggle. Beautifully made and well acted, no doubt created to feed the gender debate, but this kind of thing does happen. It's always better to be informed than ignorant, so watch this movie.
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The story was ok but something in the treatment of camera interferes the conection between the character and the audience. The strong performance and the beauty of photography was there, but the opression of the character probably was better explained with a more near perception of the camera in some scenes like in the dancing ones.
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Production Company
Menuet bvba,
Frakas Productions,
Topkapi Films,
Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds,
Nederlands Filmfonds,
Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles,
Telenet,
Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge,
Casa Kafka Pictures
Release Date Mar 15, 2019
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Genres
Website
http://diaphana.fr/film/girl/
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Film Festival Oostende
• 9 Wins & 10 Nominations
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations
