SummaryAt her mother’s urging, introverted 16-year-old Lucia joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she befriends Ana-Maria, a popular older student. When the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend retreat of intensive rehearsals, Lucia navigates the unfamiliar surroundings, complex teenage social structures, and her own awaken... Read More
Directed By:Urska Djukic
Written By:Urska Djukic, Jérémie Dubois, Maria Bohr, Geoffroy Grison, Marina Gumzi
Little Trouble Girls
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
81
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Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88% Positive
14 Reviews
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Dec 5, 2025
90
This is a striking statement of intent from its Slovenian writer-director — there’s an airy delicacy here that invites comparisons to early Céline Sciamma, but with its own raw, restless edge.
Dec 5, 2025
90
With superb performances across the board, particularly from her two young leads, and an adventurous use of visual and aural elements, Djukić has conjured an alluring fusion of spiritual awakening and adolescent confusion.
Dec 5, 2025
80
Formally and dramatically, the movie has poise, which only strengthens its depiction of girls thrown off balance by growing up.
Dec 22, 2025
75
Little Trouble Girls succeeds as a combination of poetic visual compositions and vibrant, dynamic performances from the female leads.
Dec 8, 2025
63
Little Trouble Girls is a conventional girls’ coming-of-age tale whose clever twist is equating sexual awakening with spiritual awakening, at least in the eyes and ears of an impressionable teen.
Dec 4, 2025
60
Djukic has a fine eye and is a talent to look out for, even if here, like Ana-Maria, she chose the wrong girl.
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Dec 13, 2025
8
"Little Trouble Girls" is an utterly absorbing and outstanding film which only strengthens its depiction of girls thrown off balance by growing up. With superb performances across the board, particularly from her two young leads, and an adventurous use of visual and aural elements, Urska Djukić has conjured an alluring fusion of spiritual awakening and adolescent confusion.
Production Company:
- SPOK Films
- Staragara I.T.
- Izazov365
- Non-Aligned Films
- Nosorogi
- OINK
- Sister Production
- Slovenian Film Center
- Hrvatski Audiovizualni Centar (HAVC)
- Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission
Release Date:Dec 5, 2025
Duration:1 h 29 m
Awards
Slovene Film Festival
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
