A perfect stranger to audiences until a few months ago, Victor Polster emerged as a young talent to watch in Girl, a film directed by Lukas Dhont and presented at the latest Cannes Film Festival. In it, he plays Lara, a fifteen-year-old girl trapped in a boy’s body and determined to become a prima ballerina. In his very first foray into film, the Belgian dancer offers up a stunning performance that impressed the Un Certain Regard jury enough to earn him the Best Performance award. We chatted with the teenage wonder about his bright future on stage and screen.