Girlhood (also known by its original French title, Bande des Filles) is a new film to receive a limited national release in major U.S. cities, but it's been making a huge stir in the cinema world. The French film follows Marieme, a 16-year-old girl who feels lost in the way that many teenagers often do. Between home and school, Marieme doesn't feel as if she belongs anywhere. Until she meets three girls—Lady, Fily, and Adiatou—who welcome her into their "girl gang." Despite the title, the trouble that they get into is limited to verbal fights with other groups of young women, and some shoplifting. What the three young women really offer Marieme is a sense of belonging through deep sisterhood and a taste of freedom.