Dancing Queen

Mina is twelve years old, slightly nerdy, gets good grades and has a best friend in Marcus. But after the summer holidays, Edvin joins her school - and Edvin is known throughout Norway as hip-hopper E.D.W! Mina starts to crush on him and suddenly has a problem: she is chubby, wears glasses, moves a little awkwardly and simply can't dance as well as the other girls. Everyone laughs at her when she wants to take part in a hip-hop dance competition, but no one thought it was possible: Mina is accepted into the crew to take part in the competition! From now on, Mina trains harder than anyone else and begins to neglect Marcus as well. She adopts a new look, but also stops eating properly. Until she passes out from exhaustion during training. Adorably affectionate and incredibly entertaining, ‘Dancing Queen’ tells a warm-hearted story about courage, friendship and new self-confidence. The plot may sound familiar, but everything is different here: ‘Many of the images reflect Mina's inner situation and tell us very profoundly and honestly how she feels,’ was the verdict of the FBW Youth Film Jury. "When she gets caught up in her ambition, when she is sad and doesn't feel good enough, the film shows this very realistically and close to reality. There is a separate story for each relationship, all of which deal with the themes of friendship and self-discovery. (...) We found the strong female characters very important, as well as the diverse cast as a whole, all of whom perform extremely well. The music is very cleverly positioned. It doesn't just jump into the standard hip-hop music, but emphasises Mina's development."