''Young Juliette'' (french: Jeune Juliette) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by
Anne Émond and released in 2019.
A semi-autobiographical coming of age story inspired by Émond's own teenage experiences, the film stars
Alexane Jamieson as Juliette, an overweight and unpopular young girl who is bullied at her high school but learns how to fight back with her wit.
The film also stars Myriam Leblanc and
Robin Aubert as Juliette's parents; Christophe Levac as her older brother Pierre-Luc; Léanne Désilets as her friend Léanne; Antoine DesRochers as her brother's best friend Liam, on whom Juliette has a romantic crush; Gabriel Beaudet as Arnaud, a classmate with
Asperger syndrome whom Juliette defends from similar bullying; and Karl Farah and
Stéphane Crête
Stéphane Crête (September 19, 1967) is a Canadian actor and comedian from Quebec. He is known for his roles as Brad Spitfire in the Le Canal Famille
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as teachers at her school.
The film opened in theatres on August 9, 2019.
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2019 films
2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
Canadian coming-of-age comedy-drama films
Films shot in Quebec
Films set in Quebec
Films directed by Anne Émond
Lesbian-related films
Canadian LGBT-related films
School bullying
Films about obesity
2019 comedy-drama films
2010s French-language films
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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