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MARION FOREVER 13 (Marion, 13 ans pour toujours)
TV Movie, Drama, 2016
Runtime: 1 hr 29 min
North American Premiere
Created by: Lorraine Lévy
Directed by: Bourlem Guerdjou
Cast: Julie Gayet, Fabrizio Rongione, Luàna Bajrami
Synopsis:
Director Bourlem Guerdjou’s Danbé (COLCOA Audience TV Movie Award 2015) looked at the special obstacles immigrants can face when seeking justice in France. Now, he turns his eye toward a different kind of justice.
In 2013, teenager Marion Fraisse hanged herself in her bedroom. Beside her, a symbolic gesture: she had hanged her cell phone as well. As a student, Marion may have been too good for her own good. This made her a target for taunts and teasing. School recess became a special kind of hell. The hostility and relentless insults turned to death threats when she denounced a fellow student who struck a teacher. Looking for an outlet in Facebook only gave her tormentors another avenue to bully.
Adapted from the book by Jacqueline Rémy and Marion’s mother Nora Fraisse, Lévy’s screenplay tells Nora’s story as she tries to redeem her daughter’s senseless death by looking for responsibility and raising awareness of the real dangers of school bullying.