Girls Will Be Girls

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Girls Will Be Girls

Released Sep 13

1h 58m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance; but her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come-of-age herself.

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A deeply felt coming of age tale that gleans insightful societal commentary from its intimate details, Girls Will Be Girls announces writer-director Shuchi Talati as a talent to watch.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It’s typical of the deadpan realism that the India-born and New York-based film-maker Shuchi Talati brings to a movie that sits neatly between Diary of a Teenage Girl and Imitation of Life, and yet is also culturally and painfully specific.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 25, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Talati’s work with her young cast is first-rate; this sensitively handled coming-of-age picture deservedly won an audience prize at Sundance earlier this year.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 23, 2024

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It's beautifully done.

Sep 20, 2024

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Juan José Beteta

Cinencuentro

With a delicate and contained approach, the film explores the strict patriarchal structures in Indian society that govern the lives of teenage schoolgirls. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 15, 2024

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's really quite nicely and sensitively done.

Nov 3, 2024

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Tatsam Mukherjee

The Wire (INDIA)

It’s Preeti Panigrahi as Mira, who is the shining star here. Her character begins to mirror a dam by the end: a reservoir of righteous angst, youthful pride, seething betrayal – all the while maintaining a straight, stoic expression.

Oct 30, 2024

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Lacey N

This is such an excellent film. It deserves the 100% rating. Glad people have sense.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Synopsis

In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance; but her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come-of-age herself.

Director: Shuchi Talati
Producer: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne, Sanjay Gulati, Shuchi Talati
Screenwriter: Shuchi Talati
Distributor: Juno Films
Production Co: Dolce Vita Films, Pushing Buttons Studio, Crawling Angels Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 58m