Who is Marinette Pichon, the French footballer and LGBTQ+ activist at the centre of a new biopic?

First woman French football player to sign a professional contract, record-breaking scorer of the French national team with 81 goals in 112 matches, LGBTQ+ icon… Marinette Pichon is nothing short of a sports legend. Her life is now the subject of Virginie Verrier’s biopic, Marinette, which came out in theatres in France on 7 June and recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in the US. The release was set at a timely moment, about a month before the start of the Women’s World Cup in July. Garance Marillier (Raw, Titane) plays the football star, who has dedicated much of her life to pro…

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