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.
Director and cast
- Finnegan Oldfield as Marvin Bijou
- Jules Porier as Marvin Bijou (child)
- Catherine Mouchet as Madeleine Clément
- Isabelle Huppert as Isabelle Huppert
- Catherine Salée as Odile Bijou
- Grégory Gadebois as Dany Bijou
- Vincent Macaigne as Abel Pinto
- Charles Berling as Roland
- Rebecca James as Roland's English friend
- India Hair as Vanessa
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