DVD
Girlhood
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In French, in English subtitles.
Performers
Karidja Toure, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré.
Publication Information
Culver City, CA : Strand Releasing Home Video, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the "boys' law" in the neighborhood, Marieme, a teenage girl in Paris, starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the group. When her home situation becomes unbearable, Marieme seeks solace in an older man who promises her money and protection. Realizing this sort of lifestyle will never result in the freedom an independence she truly desires, she finally decides to take matters into her own hands.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2014.
Bonus features: Interview with actress Karidja Touré ; original theatrical trailer ; other Strand Releasing trailers.