52nd Locarno International Film Festival

Combining all means of artistic expression in a symphonic unity, the director makes the audience witness how the communal values of human life transcend all its frustrations and hardships. In showing how the alienation gives way to mutual understanding, the authentic picture of a certain period in recent history becomes an all-embracing symbol of love overcoming the unbearable circumstances.

This film sensitively portrays the search for an authentic place in the world. We see four teenage girls whose experiences fluctuate between joy and pain, belonging and isolation, but who exuberantly celebrate friendship and life. The director communicates her personal vision of the need for understanding and love in the difficult time of growing up.