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Reinventing Marvin(2017)
Status: Released
Date: 2017-11-22
66%
116 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
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.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
P.A.S. Productions
Ciné-@
Movie: Reinventing Marvin
Top 10 Billed Cast
Finnegan Oldfield
Marvin Bijou
Catherine Mouchet
Madeleine Clément
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Catherine Salée
Odile Bijou
Grégory Gadebois
Dany Bijou
Vincent Macaigne
Abel Pinto
Charles Berling
Roland
India Hair
Vanessa
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