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What does it mean to be a girl in the world today? How do they fare in a restrictive world? The documentary “Girls Don’t Cry” is about the longing of six girls from six countries, longing for a self-determined life in freedom, their desire to fall in love, without paternalism, without others having power over their bodies, with equal rights.
We see Nancy, Sheelan, Selenna, Nina, Paige and Sinai deal with the crisis of puberty, their self-confident decisions in difficult situations, their courageous fight against brutal traditions such as circumcision, against social constraints and pressure, against beauty mania and prejudice. Being young and cool, even in the face of trauma and loss.
‘GIRLS DON'T CRY is a positive, encouraging film that can inspire young women all over the world: True girl power.’
(FBW Filmbewertungsstelle) Film rating agency
‘I love the portraits of the girls and think the combination of their stories into a powerful documentary is very successful.’
(Maria-Christina Villaseñor, NY Int. Children’s Filmfestival)
Sponsored by:
- Year2025
- Runtime89 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, German, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili
- CountryChile, Germany, Serbia, South Korea, Tanzania, United Kingdom
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSigrid Klausmann, Lina Luzyte
- ProducerWalter Sittler, Sigrid Klausmann
- CastNina Aklapi, Sheelan Alomar, Paige Jordan, Sinai Oh, Selenna Pérez, Nancy Julias Sureli
- EditorGregory Schuchmann
What does it mean to be a girl in the world today? How do they fare in a restrictive world? The documentary “Girls Don’t Cry” is about the longing of six girls from six countries, longing for a self-determined life in freedom, their desire to fall in love, without paternalism, without others having power over their bodies, with equal rights.
We see Nancy, Sheelan, Selenna, Nina, Paige and Sinai deal with the crisis of puberty, their self-confident decisions in difficult situations, their courageous fight against brutal traditions such as circumcision, against social constraints and pressure, against beauty mania and prejudice. Being young and cool, even in the face of trauma and loss.
‘GIRLS DON'T CRY is a positive, encouraging film that can inspire young women all over the world: True girl power.’
(FBW Filmbewertungsstelle) Film rating agency
‘I love the portraits of the girls and think the combination of their stories into a powerful documentary is very successful.’
(Maria-Christina Villaseñor, NY Int. Children’s Filmfestival)
Sponsored by:
- Year2025
- Runtime89 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, German, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili
- CountryChile, Germany, Serbia, South Korea, Tanzania, United Kingdom
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSigrid Klausmann, Lina Luzyte
- ProducerWalter Sittler, Sigrid Klausmann
- CastNina Aklapi, Sheelan Alomar, Paige Jordan, Sinai Oh, Selenna Pérez, Nancy Julias Sureli
- EditorGregory Schuchmann
