25 October, 17:00 · CKK Jordanki
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…
Let's quote the director himself: “I wanted the audience to understand what it’s like to be born in a body that’s not yours. A lot of people have a body they don’t feel fully connected to. I wanted to talk about the relationship with the body, and next to that, I really wanted to show the father–child relationship.”
Director: | Lukas Dhont |
Screenplay: | Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens |
Music: | Valentin Hadjadj |
Cinematography: | Frank van den Eeden |
Editing: | Alain Dessauvage |
Cast: | Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Katelijne Damen |
Producer: | Dirk Impens |
Production: | Menuet |
Distribution: | Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty |
Awards: | FF w Cannes / Cannes FF – Złota Kamera, Palma Queer, sekcja Un Certain Regard: Najlepszy Aktor, Nagroda FIPRESCI / Golden Camera, Queer Palm, Un Certain Regard: Best Actor, FIPRESCI Prize (2018); MFF w Toronto / TIFF – Oficjalna Selekcja: sekcja Odkrycia / Official Selection: Discovery section (2018); Belgijski kandydat do Oscarów w kategorii Najlepszy Film Obcojęzyczny / Belgian candidate for Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category (2019) |
Lukas Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium. He graduated with a diploma in audiovisual arts from the KASK School Of Arts in Ghent. His short films, Corps Perdu and L’infini, received numerous prizes. Throughout his studies, he focused on fiction but also explored the possibilities of documentary. In 2016, Lukas Dhont participated in the Cannes Cinéfondation residency with the script for his first feature film, Girl. This film combines themes the filmmaker has already explored, like dance, transformation and identity.
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