An 11-year-old girl trains to become a boxer, but takes a sudden interest in dance in this "hypnotic" 72...
An 11-year-old girl trains to become a boxer, but takes a sudden interest in dance in this "hypnotic" 72 minute drama.
Toni trains as a boxer with her brother at a community centre in Cincinnati’s West End, but becomes fascinated by the dance team that also practices there. Enamored by their strength and confidence, Toni eventually joins the group, eagerly absorbing routines, mastering drills, and even piercing her own ears to fit in. As she discovers the joys of dance and of female camaraderie, she grapples with her individual identity amid her newly defined social sphere.
Shortly after Toni joins the team, the captain faints during practice. By the end of the week, most of the girls on the team suffer from episodes of fainting, swooning, moaning, and shaking in a seemingly uncontrollable catharsis. Soon, however, the girls on the team embrace these mysterious spasms, transforming them into a rite of passage. Toni fears “the fits” but is equally afraid of losing her place just as she’s found her footing. Caught between her need for control and her desire for acceptance, Toni must decide how far she will go to embody her new ideals.
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"Even at its conclusion, Holmer’s film refuses to provide easy answers regarding its meaning, instead using poised formal techniques to impart that which is not spoken."
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Variety
Variety"In addition to her exquisite eye for casting, Holmer knows how to film actors and environments in ways that are expressive enough to make up for her minimal dialogue."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"The movie's natural sweetness vibrates with mysteries."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"A singular first feature from the young director Anna Rose Holmer, who's made a movie that can feel like a memory."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Is more than a transporting film experience. It's cinema poetry in motion."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"A lovely character portrait, abstract and yet highly evocative..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"...a captivating, mesmerising, and remarkably painful journey into adolescence and independence."
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- Rating
- PG, Mild themes
- Runtime
- 72
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
