Girlhood Now Available On Blu-ray And DVDPosted by Wilson Morales
May 19, 2015
Now available on Blu-ray and DVD is writer/director Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood, a raw and tender look at a group of black high school students living in the tough banlieues of Paris, grounded by an incendiary performance from newcomer Karidja Touré.
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in the neighborhood, Shy Marieme (Karidja Touré) starts a new life after falling in with a group of three free-spirited girls (Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré). She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the gang. 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 and independence she truly desires, she finally decides to take matters into her own hands.
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Official Trailer
Clip – Girls dancing to Rihanna’s “Diamonds”
