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Femme

Name: Femme
Director: Emma Branderhorst
Released: 2017
Duration: 11 min

Representation Score

4.3/10

Fair

2017

Director

Emma Branderhorst

Runtime

11 minutes

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Femme is a character-driven domestic drama that delves into the biological and psychological shifts of puberty. It moves away from sanitized family depictions to highlight the instability of adolescence and the breakdown of sibling hierarchies. The film excels in exploring gendered maturation and the tension between emerging identities and established family roles. It avoids idealized domesticity in favor of a more complex, hormonal reality. However, the film lacks broader socio-political engagement and diverse casting. The narrative remains centered on a conventional Western family unit, limiting its reach regarding racial and systemic diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Femme have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film touches on Roos's first romantic experience during a camping trip, but the gender of her romantic interest is unspecified, leaving the exploration of non-straight relationships unclear.

How does Femme portray gender?

Good

The movie focuses on the biological and social complexities of female maturation, offering a nuanced psychological study of gendered development.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Femme?

Limited

The Ysbreeker family follows a typical Western family structure set in Europe. There is no indication of a multi-ethnic cast or intentional racial diversity.

How does Femme represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story examines the tension between individual autonomy and traditional family structures. It presents a modern, less idealized view of domestic life through the lens of biological changes.

Does Femme include disability representation?

Minimal

The provided information contains no evidence regarding the inclusion of characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Present on Screen

Offers a nuanced, unsanitized look at the biological complexities of female maturation.
Examines the shifting power dynamics and psychological growth between siblings during puberty.
Challenges the notion of a static, perfect traditional family through realistic developmental themes.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of multi-ethnic or diverse racial identities within the family unit.
Does not provide clear evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight romantic interests.
Offers no visible representation of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The Ysbreeker family -- mother Jolien, father Frank, daughter Roos and son Teun -- are enjoying their annual holiday on a camping site in France. Teun is at the beginning of his puberty and can't quite control his hormones. Roos, a teen girl in the middle of her puberty, is more interested in her first camping love than in her own family. Teun notices that his sister is becoming a woman, in all different ways. How does he react? Does it have any influence on the brother-sister relationship?

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