Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- wistful
- tender
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaim the film for its assured direction and sensitive treatment of adolescent queer desire.
What sets it apart
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Lucia's attraction and emerging sexuality directly challenge the religious framework of her Catholic school and convent retreat.
Lucia's involvement in the Catholic school choir makes singing and retreat rituals central to her relationships and inner tension.
The choir retreat at a convent concentrates Lucia's friendship, attraction, and faith crisis in an enclosed religious environment.
Lucia's close bond with senior Ana-Maria becomes strained as Lucia's attraction develops elsewhere.
Films like Little Trouble Girls, and why
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Shared queer coming-of-age focus, intimate female desire, and tension between personal identity and social expectation.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Shared adolescent queer identity struggle within a restrictive religious environment, with a reflective and emotionally restrained tone.
Pariah
Shared lesbian coming-of-age themes, family and social pressure, and an intimate, searching dramatic style.
Movie Details
- Director
- Urška Djukić
- Release Date
- 2025-08-29
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (23)
Cast
- Jara Sofija Ostan
- Mina Švajger
- Saša Tabaković
- Nataša Burger
- Staša Popovič
- Mateja Strle
- Saša Pavček
- Matia Casson
- Damjan Trbovc
- Lotos Šparovec
Common questions
- What is Little Trouble Girls about?
- A Slovenian teenager's choral retreat becomes a tender fault line between queer desire, friendship, and Catholic faith.
- What is Little Trouble Girls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Little Trouble Girls as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Little Trouble Girls violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Little Trouble Girls.
- What did critics think of Little Trouble Girls?
- Critics broadly acclaim the film for its assured direction and sensitive treatment of adolescent queer desire.
- Which films are like Little Trouble Girls?
- Films with a similar feel include Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Pariah.
- How long is Little Trouble Girls?
- Little Trouble Girls runs 90 minutes.
