Hull Independent Cinema presents
Girls Will Be Girls (15)
119 mins | 15 | Hindi, English
In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira is quiet and well-behaved, the prefect and star student. The arrival of a new student, Sri, threatens her social and academic status, but also thrusts Mira into the sudden discovery of romance and desire. But Mira’s mother, who never had the chance to make this journey of self-discovery when younger, also finds herself experiencing new emotions because of Sri, and struggles to balance her new desires with her duty to care for and protect her daughter.
Awards: Berlin International Film Festival: Winner, ARTE International Prize | Sundance Film Festival: Winner, 2 awards inc Lead Acting Prize; Nominee, Grand Jury Prize | Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival: Winner, Emerging Filmmaker Award | Sofia International Film Festival: Winner, Best Director; Nominee, Grand Priz | SXSW Film Festival: Nominee, Audience Award
119 mins | 15 | Hindi, English
In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira is quiet and well-behaved, the prefect and star student. The arrival of a new student, Sri, threatens her social and academic status, but also thrusts Mira into the sudden discovery of romance and desire. But Mira’s mother, who never had the chance to make this journey of self-discovery when younger, also finds herself experiencing new emotions because of Sri, and struggles to balance her new desires with her duty to care for and protect her daughter.
Awards: Berlin International Film Festival: Winner, ARTE International Prize | Sundance Film Festival: Winner, 2 awards inc Lead Acting Prize; Nominee, Grand Jury Prize | Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival: Winner, Emerging Filmmaker Award | Sofia International Film Festival: Winner, Best Director; Nominee, Grand Priz | SXSW Film Festival: Nominee, Audience Award
Event Details
Running Time: 1 hour 59 mins
Age Rating: 15 (BFFC)
Content Warning: Strong sex
Language: Hindi, English
This film includes Descriptive Captions for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Girls Will Be Girls is exactly the kind of feminine coming-of-age film (for any age) that we need more of. Tomris Laffly, Harper's Bazaar
Talati, in essence, trains her camera to search for the story where most other filmmakers wouldn’t think to look. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety