Netflix has put a warning card on the controversial Belgian film 'Girl,' which landed on the streaming service Friday in markets including Canada, and created a resource website for its viewers.
Victor Polster is shown in a scene from the film"Girl" is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - NetflixTORONTO -- Netflix has put a warning card on the controversial Belgian film "Girl," which landed on the streaming service Friday in markets including Canada, and created a resource website for its viewers.
The card also mentions www.girlmovie.info, which contains information about The Trevor Project, a 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth in the U.S. "Genital mutilation, hormone overdose, and acting against trans-competent medical advice are life-threatening behaviours likely to make gender-affirming surgeries impossible. Safe options and transgender resources exist if you or a loved one wish to medically transition. If you are considering self-harm or suicide, support is available. You are not alone."
Belgian actor Victor Polster stars as the protagonist in "Girl," who visits medical doctors and undergoes hormone therapy while training in the competitive world of dance. The film won several top awards at the Cannes Film Festival, including the Camera d'Or award for best first feature film. "One thing the film does is it contextualizes the trans experience as being one that is purely physical and one that is purely medical. It oversimplifies the experience of being trans and doesn't take into account the psychological state of being that trans is as well."
Mathew Rodriguez, a staff writer at Into magazine in Los Angeles, said he was also upset with the emphasis on the physical aspects of the character, noting the self-harm scene made him "angry."
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