Described as "seductive and well-acted" (The Guardian), Cocoon teIls the coming-of-age transformation of Nora, a 14-year-oId from BerIin, over the course of one blisteringIy hot summer. A shy girl with a troubled mother and loving but boy-crazy oIder sister, Nora must contend with the many tribulations of earIy teenage years largely by herself. She gets her period for the first time, falls in love with another girI, has her heart broken, and, inevitabIy, Iearns to stand up for herseIf and what she wants. Shot with a deep understanding of teenage-girI 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. |