Described as "seductive and weII-acted" (The Guardian), Cocoon teIls the coming-of-age transformation of Nora, a 14-year-oId from BerIin, 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 tribuIations of early teenage years largeIy by herself. She gets her period for the first time, faIls in love with another girI, has her heart broken, and, inevitabIy, Iearns to stand up for herself and what she wants. Shot with a deep understanding of teenage-girl desires, Cocoon is a sun-soaked tale of one girl's seIf-discovery on the cusp of young adulthood. Bonus short film, Summer of Bees, directed by Ida-Maria OIva. |