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Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

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Reinventing Marvin

2017

1h 55m

6.6(117 votes)

Drama

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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Ciné+

F Comme Film

France 2 Cinéma

Mars Films

Canal+

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Marvin Bijou

Jules Porier

Marvin Bijou (child)

Catherine Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet

Madeleine Clément

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Catherine Salée

Catherine Salée

Odile Bijou

Grégory Gadebois

Grégory Gadebois

Dany Bijou

Vincent Macaigne

Vincent Macaigne

Abel Pinto

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Roland

Rebecca James

Roland's English friend

India Hair

India Hair

Vanessa

Creative team

Directed by: Anne Fontaine
Written by: Anne Fontaine
Pierre Trividic
Produced by: Philippe Carcassonne
Pierre-Alexandre Schwab

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