When he was 11, Sebastien boueilh was raped by her cousin’s husband. For five years, the little boy will suffer numerous sexual assaults but will prefer to remain silent for fear of upsetting the peace and serenity of his family. After eighteen years of silence, the rugby player has finally lifted the veil on this drama in his autobiography Colossus with feet of clay and created the association of the same name which helps victims of sexual violence. In 2022, the TF1 channel will also broadcast a TV movie telling its story. For the main role, Eric Cantona was chosen. A dream come true for the rugby player who has always been a fan of the Marseille actor.
For this filming rich in emotions, the two athletes spend their days together and Sébastien reveals his most secret thoughts to him so that he can best capture his feelings but also and above all his pain. “There, when I tell my parents, I’m still having trouble saying things?“he confides on the set to which the Parisian journalists had access.”When he made me … And when he asked me to turn around for myself …“he confides with pain on the abuse he suffered when he was still a child.
He did something beautiful out of those hard times
“This scene, I am not eager for my father to see it. He really was in that condition. Even today, he pains me a lot, because he is still in guilt, like many parents.“reveals the former rugby player from the Gard, very touched by this shoot which makes him relive all kinds of traumatic episodes of his childhood. An evil for a good according to him and which could”save lives“according to the athlete.
This TV movie was also able to revive Sébastien “the most beautiful day“of his past: the one where his rapist was convicted by the courts.”May 29, 2013“He says with pride. Very admiring the resilience and fighting spirit of the 43-year-old athlete, Eric Cantona confides:”It is a very courageous act. It also happens with boys who are strong, who seem to be colossi, mountains. With his association he did something beautiful out of those difficult times“.