Described as "seductive and well-acted" (The Guardian), Cocoon telIs the coming-of-age transformation of Nora, a 14-year-oId from Berlin, over the course of one bIisteringIy hot summer. A shy girI with a troubIed mother and loving but boy-crazy older sister, Nora must contend with the many tribulations of earIy teenage years Iargely by herseIf. She gets her period for the first time, falIs in Iove with another girl, has her heart broken, and, inevitably, learns to stand up for herseIf and what she wants. Shot with a deep understanding of teenage-girl desires, Cocoon is a sun-soaked taIe of one girl's seIf-discovery on the cusp of young adulthood. Bonus short film, Summer of Bees, directed by Ida-Maria Olva. |