Tomboy

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Laure is new in town. She just moved in with her family in the heart of summer. When she meets Lisa and a group of kids they assume she is a boy. She decides to become Michael.

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  • Runtime

    81 min
  • Country

    France
  • Year of Presentation

    2012
  • Year of Production

    2011
  • Director

    Céline Sciamma
  • Cast

    Zoé Heran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy
  • Production Company

    Lilies Films
  • Berlinale Section

    Extra Screenings & Events
  • Berlinale Category

    Feature Film
  • Teddy Award Winner

    Teddy Jury Award

Biography Céline Sciamma

Céline Sciamma ( born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She wrote and directed Water Lilies (2007), Tomboy (2011), Girlhood (2014), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Petite Maman (2021).
She regularly collaborates as a screenwriter with other directors such as Claude Barras for My Life as a Zucchini (2016) and lastly Noémie Merlant forThe Balconettes (2024).
For the past years she has been teaching in cinema schools and universities in Europe. She made her first documentary short film This is how a Child becomes a Poet (2023) shot in poet Patrizia Cavalli's house.

Filmography Céline Sciamma

2007 Water Lilies | 2011 Tomboy | 2014 Bande de filles | 2019 Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | 2021 Petite Maman | 2023 This is How a Child Becomes a Poet