GIRL

GIRL is a controversial film and not an easy one to watch, but for me it is such an amazing work of art, I'm glad I saw it. Brilliantly directed and co-written by Lucas Dhot, the performances are all good but the lead, Victor Polster, is incredible. The fact that Dhot and Polster are not trans and it's about a young person at the beginning of transitioning has caused some understandable criticism.

But the movie and Polster's performance have also received accolades from some transgender activists for realistically telling the story of one young person's struggle with the challenges of being transgender. There's a scene at the end that some find most objectionable, and it isn't easy to watch, at least not for me, but it is one that was created to make the point of the struggles a young trans person faces even in a supportive family (a single father and other relatives who accept the transition) and society (Belgium).

The woman whose story this was based on, the dancer Nora Monsecour, approved that scene and the movie. I'm open to any input from those who have seen it.