Tomboy
- Director: Céline Sciamma
- Writer: Céline Sciamma
- Producer: Bénédicte Couvreur; Elisabeth Depardieu
CGiii Comment
This is difficult to categorise...lesbian and/or trans...
Simply, a young girl prefers to be a boy...but, it's not so simple for her.
All of the young actors are utterly amazing but, the two sisters shine...their scenes together are beautifully tender.
The adults are placed in the background...Sciamma leads a fairly merry dance until the revelatory moment...when the adults have to intervene.
A touching portrayal of confusion - done with a delicate brush, guided by an artistic hand.
It could have been a heavy-handed mess - but...thanks to Sciamma's delicacy and intelligence - Tomboy is as gentle as it is complex.
Exceptional - it takes skill and patience to get these kinds of performances.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children. It is heavily implied that Mikhael is a closeted transgender boy. This film follows his experiences with his newfound friends, his potential love interest, Lisa, his younger sister and his parents. It focuses in on the significance of gender identity in social interaction from an early age, the difficulties of being transgender and young, and how Mikhael navigates these in the background of childhood play and love.
Cast & Characters
Zoé Héran as Laure / Michael;
Malonn Lévana as Jeanne;
Jeanne Disson as Lisa;
Sophie Cattani as Mother;
Mathieu Demy as Father;
Yohan Vero as Vince;
Noah Vero as Noah;
Cheyenne Lainé as Cheyenne;
Rayan Boubekri as Rayan;
Christel Baras as La mére de Lisa