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  Review by Zoey Rose ★★★★½

  There is so much to love in this piece about exploring one's own identity, and that there is a lot more to live in besides the binary. Getting to that own spot of self-acceptance is hard, but seeing the joy spark in the eyes the first time Max sees themselves in the mirror in a more masc presentation should hit anyone that has experienced gender dysphoria or even body dysmorphia.

  Great job on the director's part giving a glimpse inside the life of someone who is more genderqueer than in the trans binary like me.

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  Review by Academy of Death Racers

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  [LGBTQ+ Short Film Selection]
  [Live Action Short Film Selection]

  Maximilienne discovers a new side of herself while playing with her appearance alone in her bedroom. One night, she runs away and finds herself in a nightclub at a drag king show. A new world opens itself before her. She has found a new family.

  
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  Review by Rei Ayanami ★★½

  NOT A REVIEW

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  Score: 5?/10
  Enjoyment: 2/5
  (All that make-up...)

  The interview with the transvestite about her workshop/activity was more interesting. (But, please, no more "performer" in french.)

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  Review by coco ★★★½

  You only have so much time to do anything in a film this short and honestly all the time we had was well utilized and earnest in its desire to explore gender. Best way to put it ? Short and sweet.

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  Review by Aline ★★★

  Vu à l'occasion du Festival Travelling à Rennes

  Je sais pas. Le sujet est évidemment super important, et c'est compliqué de l'aborder précisément en seulement 20 minutes. Mais ça me paraissait un peu absurde, que pile quand max sort de chez lui il tombe sur un club queer, avec des drag queen, comme ça.. je sais que c'est de la fiction et qu'on s'en fiche, mais j'ai ressenti ça comme un "trop".

  En tous cas, tout ce qui se passait dans les yeux des personnages était très beau. J'aime quand il n'y a pas beaucoup de dialogues comme ça. Avec les lumières stroboscopes ça rendait bien.

  On ressent vraiment cette impression d'avoir trouvé une "nouvelle famille" à laquelle s'apparenter

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  Review by Clémence ★★★½

  I have hope for french cinema, part 2

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  Review by mdestandre ★★★

  watched at the Champs Elysées film festival 
  The opening scene is your classical student film mirror shot which I found to be a bit cringe but the rest of the story is necessary and poignant. I loved the soundtrack

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  Review by angel ★★★½

  cannes - cinéfondation: programme 3
  14/07/2021

  a really touching short movie about finding oneself & exploring one’s gender. the movie peaks once the protagonist goes to a nightclub & watches a show of drag kings. the soundtrack is absolutely perfect & one of the highlights of king max!