Water Lilies (2007)

05/17/2007 (FR) • 1h 25m

Drama, Romance

Overview

Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

paris, france

forbidden love

female friendship

loss of virginity

swimming pool

coming of age

locker room

teenage girl

underwater

masturbation

shoplifting

teenage sexuality

first love

lgbt

woman director

synchronized swimming

lesbian

first time filmmaker

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