Neneh Superstar

Neneh Superstar

2023•1h 35m•5.7/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(25)

Born to dance, Neneh is a 12-year-old black girl who dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to redouble her efforts to escape from her condition and be accepted by the director of the school, Marianne Bellage, the guarantor of traditions and the bearer of a secret that links her to the little ballerina.

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Production

France 2 Cinéma, Gaumont, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Oumy Bruni Garrel

Oumy Bruni Garrel

Neneh

Maïwenn

Maïwenn

Marianne Bellage

Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga

Martine

Steve Tientcheu

Steve Tientcheu

Fred

Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn

Jean-Claude Kahane

Alexandre Steiger

Alexandre Steiger

Alexandre Boucher

Richard Sammel

Richard Sammel

Victor Max

Nathalie Richard

Nathalie Richard

Jeanne-Marie Meursault

Micha Lescot

Micha Lescot

Professeur de chant

Marilyne Canto

Marilyne Canto

Rmmanuelle Braque

Léonore Baulac

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