Tomboy (2011 film)

Tomboy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCéline Sciamma
Screenplay byCéline Sciamma
Produced byBénédicte Couvreur
StarringZoé Héran
Malonn Lévana
Sophie Cattani
Mathieu Demy
Jeanne Disson
CinematographyCrystel Fournier
Edited byJulien Lacheray
Music byPara One
Production
companies
Hold Up Films
Lilies Films
Arte France Cinéma
Distributed byPyramide Distribution
Release date
  • 20 April 2011 (2011-04-20)
Running time
82 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$1 million[2]
Box office$4.3 million[3]

Tomboy is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma.[4] The story follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, who moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holiday and experiments with their gender presentation, adopting the name Mickaël.[5] The film opened to positive reviews, with critics praising the directing and the performers, particularly Zoé Héran as the lead.[6][7][8]

Tomboy was released on DVD-Video and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2012,[9] and in the United States on 5 June 2012.[10]

  1. ^ "TOMBOY (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Tomboy (2011) - JPBox-Office".
  3. ^ "Tomboy (2011) - Financial Information".
  4. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 120. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  5. ^ "What's Real and What's Not, Interview with Director Céline Sciamma". Popmatters. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ Dargis, Manohla (15 November 2011). "Movie Review — Tomboy". New York Times.
  7. ^ Trish Bendix (16 November 2011). "Céline Sciamma talks "Tomboy," "Water Lilies" and why LGBT film festivals are still necessary". AFTERELTON.COM. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ^ "LA Film Fest: Film Guide 2011" (PDF). Los Angeles Times. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Tomboy". 5 March 2012 – via Amazon.
  10. ^ "Tomboy". Amazon. 5 June 2012.