Marinette

Friday, September 20 | 8pm

OPENING NIGHT FILM


MARINETTE
Directed by Virginie Verrier
2023 | 96min | Narrative | France | French, English
HoMA Doris Duke Theatre
Please note: Entrance to this film is 18+ unless accompanied by an adult.

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Marinette Pichon is one of the world’s greatest stars of football, having held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined), 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, Pichon fought to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport. Her path was full of pitfalls, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the heavy burden of coming out in an era where there was no such thing as LGBTQ+ rights. Pichon’s success in sport fueled her desire to make a difference in the recognition of French women’s soccer, homosexuality, and equal opportunity.

MARINETTE is the story of a woman’s life, a fighter, an uncompromising ode to freedom, to surpassing oneself.

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