Gender identity is an issue, but it doesn't seem to feel like the film is LGBTQ-labeled. I feel more of a child with limited growth experience, the efforts and attempts made when trying to integrate into the new group, and the anxiety that gradually accumulates in a series of concealment of facts.
The point of focus is not trying to pretend to be a boy, but trying to protect the lies he tells. Little kids will do weirder things to protect their weird sense of shame. Tomboy's lie was also exposed when his mother took Laure from house to house to admit that he was a girl. She even begged Dad to let us move, because it's always frustrating to clean up one's own mess, and it's easier to hit the restart button. It is a pity that life neither restarts nor gives guidance, everything must continue.
Finally, after seeing laure re-introduced his name to lisa, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly as if he smiled shyly.
Btw: The ending song always connects with the last shot perfectly, and the skin climaxes directly.
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