Marinette is a 2023 French biographical sports drama[5][6] film written, produced and directed by Virginie Verrier.

Passionate about playing football since childhood, Marinette proved her skills in a boys' club, encouraged by the local coach, but had to leave at the age of 16 in accordance with rules of the federation.

She established herself as a talented striker and joined the France women's national football team, but the toxic atmosphere in the group pushed her to refuse a selection, for which she received a six-month suspension.

A biographical film project on Marinette Pichon, presented as "the portrait of a girl from a working-class background with nothing to predestine her to this extraordinary career", was first revealed in early 2022.

[11] According to Verrier, the film's themes include "violence against women and within families, sports as a means of empowerment [...], homosexuality, disability, harassment.

[16] Filming was originally planned to take place in Philadelphia,[17] but according to Verrier it "logistically simpler to stay in France".

[21] François Forestier of L'Obs wrote, "The power of the film comes from the contrast between the abject conditions Pichon experienced at home and her dazzling professional success within an industry dominated by men.