Girls Lost (aka Pojkarna)

Kim, Bella and Momo, three bullied teenage girls, are going through the throes of finding themselves. Surrounding by a dark world of teenage violence, marginalisation and sexual confusion, the girls have only each other.

They come across a curious magical plant that, when consumed, transforms them temporarily into boys. Not only does their gender change, the world around them, and heir response to it, is altered. At first, they enjoy a newfound freedom, but soon Momo and Bella find that being a boy isn’t that great. For Kim, however, being a boy is much more, it offers them a sense of identity.

“The premise explores both gender as a social construct and personal dysphoria in a thoughtful and compelling way that will appeal to both queer and straight audiences, and remains entirely relevant seven years after it was made.” ~AroVideo

“Writer/director Alexandra-Therese Keining‘s adaptation of Jessica Schiefuer‘s 2011 August Prize-winning (Sweden) young adult novel is deliciously dark and profoundly vital.” ~Jared Mobarak, The Film Stage