Neon acquires North American rights to Celine Sciamma's ‘Petite Maman’

Neon is reuniting with Celine Sciamma and has acquired North American rights from mk2 to Berlin competition selection Petite Maman.

Sisters Joséphine Sanz and Gabrielle Sanz star in the drama about a young child mourning the loss of her grandmother who encounters a girl of her age in the woods.

‘Petite Maman’: Berlin Review

Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne and Margot Abascal round out the key cast. Bénédicte Couvreur of Lilies Films produced.

Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for Neon with Fionnuala Jamison of mk2 who are handling international sales.

Neon released Sciamma’s Cannes 2019 selection Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.

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