Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

6.6IMDb Score
Released:2017-11-22
Genre:Drama
Duration:115 min
Country:France
Director:Anne Fontaine
Actors:Finnegan Oldfield, Jules Porier, Catherine Mouchet, Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Salée
Production:P.A.S. Productions, Ciné+, Ciné-@, F Comme Film, France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films, Canal+

Overview:

Telling the true story of Marvin Bijou, a young boy from a working-class family in a small village, who suffers constant bullying at school and home for being ‘different’ – too sensitive and too feminine. A chance encounter with a drama teacher opens the doors to a world that offers him the chance to escape his situation.

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