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| Directed by | Céline Sciamma |
| Produced by | Bénédicte Couvreur |
| Written by | Céline Sciamma |
| Starring | Zoé Héran Malonn Lévana Jeanne Disson Sophie Cattani Mathieu Demy |
| Distributed by | Hold Up Films Arte France Cinéma |
| Release date(s) | April 20, 2011 |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | 1 million € |
Tomboy is a 2011 French film directed by Céline Sciamma. It tells the story of a 10-year-old girl who, after moving to a new place, has all her new acquaintances believe she is a boy. The film opened to critical acclaim, with many critics praising the directing as well as the acting.
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Laure (Zoé Héran), 10 years old, is a girl who over the summer moves to a new home. She introduces herself to the neighborhood kids as 'Mikael', and acts like a boy around her new friends, while acting like a girl at home.
Tomboy won the Jury award at the 2011 Teddy Awards, given for the best film with LGBT themes at the Berlin film festival.
The film also collected the Golden Duke, the main prize of the official competition of the 2011 Odessa International Film Festival.
It also won the Audience Award at the 2011 San Francisco Frameline Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
The 2011 Philadelphia QFest Lesbian and Gay Film Festival awarded the movie for Best feature Film.
The film also won the competition at the 2011 Torino Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.