Strong and Moving!

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Gender stereotypes are very powerful in our society, and in Celine Sciamma's sensitive film, we see the story of a young girl who prefers to identify as a boy. The film's strength is that it doesn't look from a forced viewpoint of trans-sexualism, but simply tells a tale of someone who doesn't fit in with the role she is expected to play. It's nicely judged, although quiet, and an interesting light on the way that, even as children, we put pressure on each other to conform, adapt and survive in what is sometimes a hostile world.

A young girl moves to a new community as a boyStarring Zoe HeranWritten and directed by Celine SciammaThis is another short but pretty mesmerizing French movie with subtitles.It's an oddball movie. A gentle and quirky tale of a young girl's search for her own identity. It kept my interest all the way. No car chases. No special effects. Just a decent story that gives a unique insight into a child's life.I liked it.7.5/10

The Tomboy, Laure moves to new neighbourhood during the summer break before the school starts. She pretends to be a boy named Michael to her new friends there. She does many things to pretend herself as a boy in the film. The main character is very good in this film, but also a love of family, especially the relationship between Laure and her sister Jeanne is delightful. The story is well written, and the film is very touching, and wonderful. The theme of the film is very unique. Nowadays, transsexualism is getting a big social problem in the real world. I think this film is good film to a start to think about this problem. To just think about the film, I especially liked the ending part. I cannot spoil it, but I was very touched by the relationship between Laure and Lisa. Please watch this film and have fun!

The ten year-old Laure (Zoé Héran) and her six-year old sister Jeanne (Malonn Lévana) move to a Parisian suburb near the nature with their parents. Laure befriends the children in the neighborhood but for an unknown reason, she tells that she is a boy, Mickäel. Soon he becomes popular among the new friends and the teenager Lisa (Jeanne Disson) feels attracted by him. When Laure's mother, who is pregnant, discovers that her daughter had lied about her gender to the children, she takes an attitude."Tomboy" is a different story of childhood, with a tomboy that lures her new friends and becomes a popular boy. Zoé Héran and Malonn Lévana are amazing and have magnificent performances. Unfortunately the stupid attitude of Lisa destroys the story. Children are mean in this type of situation and a mother should never expose her daughter the way Lisa does. She should seek professional support for Laure and herself to understand whether the attention-seeking of her daughter was just a way to get new friends or whether she is a transgender girl to properly deal with the situation. Depending on the medical orientation, the family should even need to move to another neighborhood to protect her daughter. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Tomboy"