Determined 15-year-old Lara (Victor Polster) is committed to becoming a professional ballerina.
With the support of her father, she throws herself into this quest for the absolute at a new school.
Lara's adolescent frustrations and impatience are heightened as she realises her body does not bend so easily to the strict discipline because she was born a boy.
Camera d'Or for best first feature and Queer Palm at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
London Film Festival's First Feature Competition Winner 2018.