Directed by:
Ramzi Ben SlimanScreenplay:
Ramzi Ben SlimanCinematography:
Antony DiazComposer:
Jean-Bohemond LeguayCast:
Oumy Bruni Garrel, Maïwenn, Aïssa Maïga, Steve Tientcheu, Cédric Kahn, Alexandre Steiger, Richard Sammel, Nathalie Richard, Ilonna Grimaudo, Marilyne Canto (more)VOD (1)
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Twelve-year-old Neneh simply wants to dance ballet - but, as a black girl attempting to find a foothold in a historically white cultural milieu and secure the support that her talent clearly merits, the obstacles she faces seem overwhelming. This crowd-pleasing feature by writer-director Ramzi Ben Sliman follows Neneh as she enters a ballet boarding school where the majority of administrators and teachers persist in believing that black women have no place onstage as part of the classical repertoire. With encouragement from her patient father, Fred, and under the watchful gaze of teacher and legendary dancer Marianne Bellage, Neneh finds herself - and her place - in this inspiring story about overcoming systemic disadvantages on the path to artistic achievement. (Limelight Distribution)
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Oumy Bruni Garrel
Senegal
Best movies:
La Croisade (2021)
Neneh Superstar (2022)
Maïwenn
France
Best movies:
The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002 (2002) (video compilation)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Aïssa Maïga
Senegal
Best movies:
Sometimes in April (2005) (TV movie)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
The African Doctor (2016)
Steve Tientcheu
Best movies:
Nos femmes (2015)
Les Misérables (2019)
Bâtiment 5 (2023)
Cédric Kahn
Best movies:
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
Cold War (2018)
After Love (2016)
Alexandre Steiger
Best movies:
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
Rebellion (2011)
Bloody Oranges (2021)
Richard Sammel
West Germany
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Casino Royale (2006)
Nathalie Richard
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
After Love (2020)
The Wild Boys (2017)
Ilonna Grimaudo
Best movies:
You Resemble Me (2021)
Neneh Superstar (2022)
Marilyne Canto
France
Best movies:
One for the Road (2009)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)
The Actress' Ball (2009)
Micha Lescot
Best movies:
Edmond (2018)
Lautrec (1998)
Nenette and Boni (1996)