Girlhood
- Year
- 2015
- Description
- Cast includes Idrissa Diabate, Lindsay Karamoh, Assa Sylla, Karidja Touré, and Marietou Touré.
Living in poverty in an abusive home in Paris, Marieme (played by Karidja Touré) is failing at school and sees few prospects for her future, so she joins a gang of other black teenage girls, learns to assert herself, commits crimes, and begins to question her choices. - Director
- Sciamma, Céline
- Writer
- Sciamma, Céline
- Producer
- Couvreur, Bénédicte
- Cinematographer
- Fournier, Crystel
- Editor
- Lacheray, Julien
- Production Team
- Hold Up Films, Lilies Films, Arte France Cinéma, and Strand Releasing
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Language
- French with English subtitles
- Other Title
- Bande de filles
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (112 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (112 min.), or 1 streaming video (112 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD and Blu-ray disc include an interview with actress Karidja Touré.
- Original Release Date
- 2014
- Updated
- 04-12-2022
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 5, 2015New York Times, Jan. 29, 2015
RogerEbert.com, Jan. 30, 2015
Variety, May 15, 2014
Video Librarian, May–June 2015, 27–28