- Country: France
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Release: 2007-08-15
- Director: Céline Sciamma
- Writers: Céline Sciamma
- Language: French
- Stars: Pauline Acquart , Louise Blachère , Adèle Haenel , Warren Jacquin , Christel Baras , Marie Gili-Pierre , Alice de Lencquesaing , Claire Pierrat , Barbara Renard , Esther Sironneau
- Runtime: 85 min
- Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations
- AKA: Water Lilies (Israel) , Water Lilies (Netherlands the) , Water Lilies - Der Liebe auf der Spur (Germany) , Naissance des pieuvres (Australia) , Water Lilies (South Africa) , Water Lilies (United Kingdom) , Unter Wasser, über Kopf (Germany) , 水の中のつぼみ (Japan) , Naissance des pieuvres (Canada) , Noufara (Greece) , Water Lilies (Sweden) , Water Lillies (Spain) , Vízi liliomok (Hungary) , Lírios d'água (Brazil) , Water Lilies (Canada) , Naissance des pieuvres (India) , Water Lilies (United States of America) , Water Lilies (Egypt) , Naissance des pieuvres (Mexico) , Naissance des pieuvres (France, French Republic) , Νούφαρα (Greece) , Water Lilies , Водяные лилии (Russian Federation) , Vandens lelijos (Lithuania) , Vannliljer (Norway) , Lilie wodne (Poland) , Les pieuvres (France, French Republic) , Naissance des pieuvres , Водни лилии (Bulgaria) , 愛上壞女孩 (Taiwan) , Ninféias (Brazil)
- Plot:
Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool’s synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.
- IMDB:tt0869977
Naissance des pieuvres Cast · · · ALL
Céline Sciamma
Director
Pauline Acquart
Marie
Adèle Haenel
Floriane
Louise Blachère
Anne
Warren Jacquin
François
Christel Baras
Inspector
Marie Gili-Pierre
Cashier
Alice de Lencquesaing
Locker Room Girl
Claire Pierrat
Locker Room Girl
Barbara Renard
Natacha
Esther Sironneau
Saleswoman
Jérémie Steib
Masseur
Yvonne Villemaire
Neighbor
Christophe Vandevelde
Box Type Man
Céline Sciamma
McDonalds Attendant