She Monkeys

Subversive, boundary pushing Swedish coming-age-of drama about two 14-year-old girls immersed in the world of competitive equestrian vaulting.

"Immersed in the world of equestrian vaulting, introverted striver Emma and cool, self-assured Cassandra find themselves drawn to each other, first as friends, then as rivals. Meanwhile, Emma’s eight-year-old sister tests out her own understanding of attraction and power as she attempts to seduce her alarmed teenage babysitter. Incisive direction and unwavering performances by a non-professional cast lend startling force and psychological exactness to this raw, sexually charged drama of adolescent power play and small-town emotional austerity." (Source: NZ International Film Festival 2011)

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