Fifteen-year-old Lara is determined to become a professional ballerina and tries by any means necessary to overcome different obstacles: the harsh, antagonistic world of classic dance, the insecurity of adolescence, and –most of all– the fact that she was born a boy. Having the unconditional support of her father and defying the derogatory gaze of the crowd, she walks dancing towards the impossible. In this free adaptation of the real story of a transgender who demolished all stereotypes around sex and gender, ballet’s discipline becomes a metaphor for the specific weight of all bodies that matter.
Girl
Girl

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- Direction: Lukas Dhont
- Script: Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
- Cinematography: Frank van den Eeden
- Editing: Alain Dessauvage
- Sound: Yanna Soentjens
- Music: Valentin Hadjadj
- Actors: Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Katelijne Damen, Valentijn Dhaenens
- Production: Menuet Producties, Frakas Productions, Topkapi Films
- Producers: Dirk Impens
- Co-producers: Arnold Heslenfeld, Jean-Yves Roubin, Laurette Schillings, Frans van Gestel, Cassandre Warnauts
- Art Direction: Philippe Bertin
- Costumes: Catherine Van Bree
- Camera: Bart Bleuze, Iris Vrints
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Belgium, The Netherlands
- Production Year: 2018
- Duration: 105΄
- Distribution in Greece: Seven
- Contact: The Match Factory GmbH, info@matchfactory.de
- Awards/Distinctions: FIPRESCI Prize “Un Certain Regard,” Best Actor, Golden Camera, Queer Palm – Cannes Film Festival 2018 Golden Duke for Best Acting – Odessa IFF 2018 Golden Tower for Best Film – Palic FF 2018
Lukas Dhont
Filmography
2012 Corps perdu | Headlong (short)
2012 Huid von Glas | Skin of Glass (short doc)
2014 L'Infini (short)
2018 Girl
2012 Huid von Glas | Skin of Glass (short doc)
2014 L'Infini (short)
2018 Girl