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Members of indie pop band Balthazar reunite after the COVID-19 lockdown to record a new album inside an ancient castle.

When Seb breaks the painful news to his daughter Emma that he and her mother are getting a divorce, he has no choice but to tell her the truth. He is attracted to men. The news hits Emma like a bomb. Disbelief and questions arise. In an attempt to understand, he takes his daughter back to the year 2000, where a life-changing childhood love changed his life forever.

Girlhood wants to break the boundaries of the stereotypical concept of femininity. To that end, the maker returns to her childhood where she starts questioning herself about her short hair, missing bikini top and reckless tree climbing. The result of her personal search is a mosaic portrait of young people who each reflect a facet of herself as a young woman.