Girls Will Be Girls(2024)
Hindi119 mins
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.
Director:Shuchi Talati
Mood:
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 21 August 2024
- Director
- Shuchi Talati
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
A teenage girl at a strict boarding school begins to explore romance and her own desires. Her journey is complicated when her mother, who missed out on her own youth, becomes involved and disrupts this awakening.
“A mother's lost youth disrupts her daughter's first love.”
Film Details
7.0Rating
119Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date21 August 2024
Also Known As女孩终究是女孩 · Tüdrukud jäävad tüdrukuteks · Για πάντα κορίτσια · Девочки есть девочки · 模範生禁愛祕密 · Dziewczyny będą dziewczynami
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Themes
identityfamilylovecorruption
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
K
Kani KusrutiAnila
→#2
P
Pradeep KapoorMr. Burman
→#3
V
Ved AmritaRita
→#4
A
Ahana MallaAditi
→#5
K
Kesav Binoy KironSri
→#6
K
Kajol ChughPriya
→#7
N
Nandini VermaDivya
→#8
D
Devika ShahaniMrs. Bansal
→#9
A
Akash PramanikHardik
→#10
A
Aman DesaiVikrant
→#11
S
Shuchi TalatiDirector
→Trivia
- The film was shot at a real boarding school in Uttarakhand, India, to capture the authentic Himalayan atmosphere.
- It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
- Director Shuchi Talati has said the story was partly inspired by her own experiences growing up in a conservative Indian environment.
- The lead actress, Preeti Panigrahi, had no prior professional acting experience before being cast as Mira.
- The film's intimate scenes were choreographed with an intimacy coordinator, a practice still uncommon in many Indian productions.
- Its soundtrack features a mix of original songs and retro Hindi music to contrast the mother's past with the daughter's present.
- The movie's title plays on the old saying 'boys will be boys,' flipping it to focus on female desire and rebellion.