Tiger Stripes

Nothing is quite as scary as puberty in this exuberant feminist pre-teen body horror from first time Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu.

12-year-old Zaffan is the school rebel. But her strict teachers have more than illicit TikToks to worry about when Zaffan’s body starts changing in unexpected ways. Sharply attuned to the complexities of female friendships, and marrying cultural specificity with universal truths about growing up, this stylish, energetic film sits somewhere on the spectrum between Ginger Snaps and Uncle Boonmee…