Clèves

It is difficult to describe this movie, other than so say it seems very real. Not some sensationalist message put out there to get young male audiences. We first are introduced when Solange is about 11, and she gets her first period. But she really doesn't even want to talk about it with her mother. Then we meet her 4 years later. And she is in a tough situation. Her father, an airplane steward, is cheating on her mother, her mother struggles with the small shop and has depression. Guillaume, a metalhead and a gentle giant, is a neighbor, babysitter and friend. But she finds herself a flirt, and also walls herself off, not wanting advice from anyone, nor even help. It is the story of growing up and coming of age that is done very well. She is very strong willed, and also over her head dealing with the emotions of a young girl her age. A very thoughtful movie in that we see her struggles.