Young French Cinema 2024: Marinette (2024)
Director: Virginie Verrier Run Time: 95 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2023
Starring: Alban Lenoir, Émilie Dequenne, Fred Testot, Garance Marillier, Sylvie Testud
Country: France
Language: English, French
Young French Cinema 2024
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About the film:
Official Selection, 2023 Tribeca Film Festival
Marinette Pichon is one of the world’s greatest stars of football, having held the record for the most number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined) for almost two decades, before becoming a FIFA Legend by being the first French player to have a career in the US. A pioneer of French women’s soccer, the film follows her fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport. A path full of pitfalls, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the heavy burden of coming out in an era where LGBTQ+ rights were non-existent. Her success in sport will fuel her desire to make a difference in the recognition of French women’s soccer, homosexuality, and equal opportunity. It is the story of a woman’s life, a fighter, an uncompromising ode to freedom, to surpassing oneself.
“Accompanied by a decade-appropriate electronic soundtrack, this energetic film traces the life of one of the best French soccer players of all time, and her lifelong struggle to be treated equally in a country to which she has given so much”
— Frederic Boyer, Tribeca Film Festival
About the filmmaker:
Virginie Verrier
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