Neneh Superstar
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Neneh Superstar

5.7 / 10 2023 1h 35mNR French
DramaComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Oumy Bruni Garrel

Oumy Bruni Garrel

Neneh

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ramzi Ben Sliman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Neneh Superstar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker