The horror of untamed adolescence is unleashed in an exhilarating female coming of age story.

At a school for girls in Malaysia, 12-year-old Zaffan (a captivating Zafreen Zairizal) is the cheeky rebel among her friends. But when she is the first to reach puberty, her friends turn against her. As Zaffan attempts to cope with being ostracised, her physical transformation develops in a shocking and unforeseen manner.

This feature debut by director and screenwriter Amanda Nell Eu became the first Malaysian film to win the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Critics week, a strand of the main festival set up to discover emerging talent.

Tiger Stripes is a fierce and engaging depiction of a young woman’s attempts to embrace her inner monster and achieve self-acceptance.

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