Girls Lost (2016)
Director
Alexandra-Therese Keining
Main cast
Tuva Jagell; Wilma Holmén; Louise Nyvall; Emrik Ãhlander; Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund
Genres
Drama
Description
Kim, Bella and Momo are three fourteen-year-old girls who discover a fantastic flower with magic qualities: by drinking its nectar they are transformed into boys and they enter a new world. At first they enjoy their newly found freedom, but soon Bella and Momo realize that there are downsides to it. Kim however gets seriously addictedâ¦
Alexandra-Therese Keining
Main cast
Tuva Jagell; Wilma Holmén; Louise Nyvall; Emrik Ãhlander; Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund
Genres
Drama
Description
Kim, Bella and Momo are three fourteen-year-old girls who discover a fantastic flower with magic qualities: by drinking its nectar they are transformed into boys and they enter a new world. At first they enjoy their newly found freedom, but soon Bella and Momo realize that there are downsides to it. Kim however gets seriously addictedâ¦
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