Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13

Overview

Gabi just wants to be Gabi. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Debut filmmaker Engeli Broberg has followed Gabi during the five formative years between the ages of 8 and 13, as she transforms herself even more than most children. Even as a young child, she does not believe that there is a difference between boys and girls, and as the years go by, she feels less and less at home in the two genders on offer. Apart from having to deal with moving away from Stockholm with her family and going to a new school, puberty kicks in, and she slowly gets anxious about the changes in her body. Gabi has a burning desire to have her hair cut short and daydreams by looking at Google images of football players with beautiful hairstyles. But will the rest of the world understand Gabi? Broberg’s attentive film is a unique portrait of a child who insists on the right to be herself. In the meantime, Gabi grows up literally before our eyes.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 30, 2022

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Norwegian, Swedish

Countries

Norway, Sweden

Cast

Ingalill Tjärnberg,Jasin Ahmad,Ted Fletcher Tjärnberg,Bo Tjärnberg,Gabriella Fletcher,Tracy Fletcher,Ike Fletcher Tjärnberg,Henry Dickman

Director

Engeli Broberg

Writer

Engeli Broberg

Producer

Anna J. Ljungmark,Jacob Eklund

Cinematography

Tommy Olsson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt15226194