Monday 21st October – 7.30pm

Girls Will Be Girls (15)

It is rare for a film from India to make its way to Buxton because there isn’t much of an audience for the predominant Bollywood genre. This one is very different and Shuchi Talati is one of a new wave of young filmmakers from India, making contemporary, impactful, edgy but accessible cinema.

In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance, but her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother, who never got to come of age herself.

The film is a stirring portrait of adolescence and a fresh and distinctive look at the inner worlds of a new generation and how that fits with tradition and expected ways of behaving.

Winner of the Audience Award and Best Actress Awards at the Sundance Film Festival 2024.