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Kim, a teenage trans boy played by Swedish cis female actress Tuva Jagell, in the film Girls Lost. He is light-skinned with short, brown hair and blue eyes. He is sitting outdoors, looking at a boy in the blurred foreground. He is wearing a white t-shirt and a grey hoodie.

Pojkarna (Girls Lost)

Film
2015
Sweden
Kim, a teenage trans boy played by Swedish actress Tuva Jagell and Swedish actor Emrik Öhlander, discovers a magical plant which can physically transform his body, and the bodies of his female friends.

Available Summary:

"Nectar from a magic flower allows three girls to live as boys for a while." -IMDb.


Jack's Summary:

Three friends, one of them a closeted trans boy named Kim, discover a magical plant that allows them to switch into different bodies. The two girls seem attracted to the magic because it allows them freedom from misogyny and bullying. Kim (the third friend) expresses a desire to change his body from the beginning of the film, and this desire is affirmed when he gains a penis and a flat chest.

Momo, a teenage girl in the film Girls Lost. She has long, brown hair, light skin, and blue eyes. She is wearing a purple coat and a black-and-white scarf. Captions visible in the image say, "Listen, Bella. What if Kim really is a boy?"
Momo, after realising Kim's identity.

In a body that is socially received as male, Kim explores a gay romance between himself and a cis boy. At one point, Kim is asked, "are you in love with him, or do you just want to be like him?" That is a struggle that many gay trans men face, and it was interesting to see it explored in this fantasy setting.

Kim is unable to use the plant in moderation, and conflict quickly arises between the three friends as the girls become frustrated with Kim's need to be male. Momo, one of the girls, is in love with Kim (the original version of him) and is desperate for Kim to return her affections, with some fantastical gender-bending occurring as she uses the plant to be a boy which Kim is attracted to.

Kim, a teenage trans boy played by Swedish cis female actress Tuva Jagell, in the film Girls Lost. He is light-skinned with short, brown hair and blue eyes. He is riding his bike outdoors, looking up toward the sky with tears falling down his face. Trees and a light sky can be seen in the blurred background.
Kim towards the end of the film.
WARNING: Heavy themes.

If you do want to watch this movie, you need to prepare for physical violence, misogyny, lesbophobia, gay bashing, attempted rape, victim-blaming, arson, and gender dysphoria in response to menstruation. The f-slur is used by a character struggling with internalised homophobia, and the three protagonists are called the c-word by bullies. I thought this would be a sweet, fantastical coming-of-age movie with a trans storyline, so I was pretty surprised when such heavy themes were introduced.

Ultimately, it's implied that Kim is going to commit suicide using a gun, following a previous discussion of firearm suicide.

Entry last updated:

8 Feb 2026

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