Tomboy

The second feature from acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma (WATER LILLIES), TOMBOY is the story of a family who moves to a new suburban neighborhood during the summer holidays, with two daughters 10-year-old Laure (Zoé Heran) and 6-year-old Jeanne (Malonn Lévana). With her Jean Seberg haircut and tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids, and decides to pass herself off as 'Mikael', a boy different enough to catch the attention of the leader of the pack, Lisa (Jeanne Disson), who becomes smitten. At home with her parents (Mathieu Demy and Sophie Cattani) and girlie younger sister, she is Laure: hanging out with her new pals and girlfriend, she is Mikael. 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. Sciamma brings a light and charming touch to this contemporary coming-of-age story, which is also about relationships between children, children and parents, and the even more complicated one between one's heart and body. © Pinnacle Films 2012 (Original Title: Tomboy)