Tomboy

"There's a new kid in town."

Apr 20 2011 Not Rated 1h 22m
Drama

A French family moves to a new neighborhood with during the summer holidays. The story follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, Laure, who experiments with their gender presentation, adopting the name Mikäel.

Official Trailer
Plot

A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old born Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mickäel to the neighborhood children. It is heavily implied that Mickäel 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 Mickäel navigates these in the background of childhood play and love.

Written by

Céline Sciamma

Directed by

Céline Sciamma

Cast

Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

ARTE, Playtime, CNC, La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Hold Up Films, Lilies Films

Languages

Français

Awards

10 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
TOMBOY - Peccadillo - Trailer
Tomboy (2011)
Scores
# of Votes
22,780
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA