Girl
Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Director: Lukas Dhont / Belgium / 2018 / 103 min
French / English subtitles, Czech subtitles
21:30 - 23:13
Golden Apple Cinema 5
20:45 - 22:28
Golden Apple Cinema 4
Lukas
Dhont
Screenwriter and director from Belgium. In Ghent, he studied audiovisual art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He established himself with his short films Headlong (Corps perdu, 2012) and Infinite (L'Infini, 2014). He has also directed a number of unique music videos, and also collaborates on dance projects. The drama Girl (2018) is his feature debut.
Determined 15-year-old Lara is committed to becoming a professional ballerina. With the support of her father, she throws herself into this quest for the absolute at a new school. Lara´s adolescent frustrations and impatience are heightened as she realizes her body does not bend so easily to the strict discipline because she was born a boy.
