Paper Stars

Thirteenyearold Alina is going to summer camp There she shares a room with five other girls and takes part in the daily activities which include games on the beach and lots of sports At first she hangs back hesitant but she quickly finds her place in the group She makes new friends flirts with boys at the camp dances in the evenings to loud music and shares secrets with her roommates But its not so easy for everyone to find a place in the social structure of the camp For Polina the summer camp isnt as warm and friendly as shed hoped Failing to connect with the other girls and feeling homesick she withdraws into her own world Paper Stars is a Russian comingofage film that thanks to its direct camera style is able to present an intimate sensitive impression of teenage girls in a new environment where they feel unsure