An exquisite mix of visual poetry and subtle eroticism that breathes new life into the coming-of-age genre – this stunning debut feature from Slovenia heralds a bold new young female voice in world cinema.
There’s an airy delicacy here that invites comparisons to early Céline Sciamma, but with its own raw, restless edge.
Little Trouble Girls 2025
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“The intersection between Catholicism and overheated adolescent hormones has long been a rich source of inspiration for filmmakers. But with her terrific feature debut, Slovenian director Urska Djukic digs deep into this fertile terrain and finds something fresh.
Gauche and naïve 16-year-old Lucija (Jara Sofija Ostan) joins a Catholic high school choir and is unsettled by discoveries about herself and the dynamics between the other girls. Djukic’s coming of age drama is heady with intertwined sensual and religious symbolism; the first-rate score and sound design teases out the tangled, conflicting impulses towards Catholic devotion and erotic abandon…
Lucija is an introverted, withdrawn girl who is prone to drifting off into daydreams…Key among these distractions are the vividly painted lips of Ana-Marija (Mina Svajger), a confident, popular senior who, like Lucija, sings Alto. One of several new girls in the choir, Lucija finds herself standing between Ana-Marija and her friend Klara (Stasa Popovic) and is caught up in the slipstream of their racy gossip and scandalous confidences.” — Wendy Ide, Screen Daily