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My Life on Ice (2002)

My Life on Ice poster
Original title
Ma vraie vie à Rouen
Directed by
Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Genre
drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
U
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage figure skater in Rouen uses a video diary to document his daily life over the course of a year. He grapples with his feelings of otherness and his growing awareness of his sexuality.

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What happens

My Life on Ice (French: Ma vraie vie à Rouen, lit. 'My real life in Rouen') is a 2002 French teen drama film directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, which tracks a year in the life of a teenage figure skater in a quasi-documentary, video diary style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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