Mira utnevnes som den første kvinnelige sjefsprefekt på skolen sin i nordlige India. Dette er et ansvar hun ikke tar lett på, og får i oppgave å holde orden på klassekameratene. Da den nye studenten Sri begynner blir han en trussel for stjernestatusen på skolen og vekker til live følelser i henne som hun ikke er klar for, noe som også påvirker det allerede vanskelige forholdet til moren Anila.

Debutregissør Shuchi Talati portretterer verdenen i Girls Will Be Girls med presisjon, da det er tydelig at dette er et miljø og mennesker hun kjenner godt. På nydelig vis feirer filmen friheten som ligger i å akseptere den du er. Filmen hadde premiere på Sundance Film Festival hvor den vant en publikumspris og en skuespillerpris.

«Girls Will Be Girls supports its heroines by acknowledging that the foremost battles for liberation take place at home, in school, or alone in a room while blasting your favorite song.»

– Proma Khosla, IndieWire –

Shuchi Talati er en indisk filmskaper utdannet fra the American Film Institute. Hun har regissert flere kortfilmer i løpet av karrieren sin, blant annet Mae & Ash (2012), Choice (2016) og A Period Piece (2020), som hadde premiere på South by South-West. Girls Will be Girls er spillefilmdebuten til Talati, og hadde premiere på Sundance Film Festival.

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At a boarding school in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers both desire and romance. However, her sexual awakening is cut short by her protective mother, who never experienced the same liberation.

Mira is appointed as the first female head prefect at her school in northern India. This is a responsibility she does not take lightly, and she is tasked with maintaining order among her classmates. When the new student, Sri, joins, he becomes a threat to her star status at the school and stirs up feelings in her that she is not ready for, which also affects her already difficult relationship with her mother, Anila.

Debut director Shuchi Talati portrays the world in Girls Will Be Girls with precision, making it clear that this is an environment and people she knows well. The film beautifully celebrates the freedom that comes from accepting who you are. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won an audience award and an acting award.

«Girls Will Be Girls supports its heroines by acknowledging that the foremost battles for liberation take place at home, in school, or alone in a room while blasting your favorite song.»

– Proma Khosla, IndieWire –

Shuchi Talati is an Indian filmmaker educated at the American Film Institute. She has directed several short films during her career, including Mae & Ash (2012), Choice (2016), and A Period Piece (2020), which premiered at South by South-West. Girls Will be Girls is Talati's feature film debut which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.