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Presented by the Bijou Film Board, and as part of Bijou's Partnerships program.
FREE for UI students (present student ID at box office) and $8.00 for the general public!

Presented in partnership with UIowa's French Cinema advanced course

“Girlhood is vital, a reminder that there is so much more to be said, so much more beauty and complexity to be explored, in the coming-of-age story.” - Zeba Blay, Shadow and Act

“The movie captures that heady adolescent sense of time stopping and the moment mattering while standing far enough back to let us acknowledge all the pitfalls Marieme is moving too fast to see.” - Ty Burr, The Boston Globe

Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in the neighborhood, Marieme 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 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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