
In a land where sexuality can mean life or death, a refugee girl must become someone else to survive. Fleeing from Iran to Europe and stranded in Afghanistan, Maryam must disguise herself as a boy to escape danger.
Unaware of her true identity, the young man Ahmed takes her in and soon an unlikely bond begins to form between them. Just Like a Boy is a story of survival, sexuality, and forbidden love, where the lines between enemy and ally, and friendship and love blur.
The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) welcomes makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago.