When a young girl moves to a new neighbourhood, she poses as a boy and takes on a new identity. But as her friendship with another girl turns to budding romance, she is forced to deal with the consequences of revealing herself.
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When Laure (Zoé Héran) and her family move to a new neighbourhood, the young girl must make an entirely new set of friends. With her short, cropped hair and boyish looks, Laure decides to pose as a boy, taking on the name Mikael and even cutting her bathing suit in half in order to maintain the illusion. But as school approaches, and her friendship with Lisa (Jeanne Disson) turns into a budding romance, Laure/Mikael is going to have to reveal herself, no matter the consequences. Brilliantly capturing the thrill and anxiety of coming of age, Tomboy is a tender exploration of gender, friendship and identity wonderfully acted by its young cast.