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Petite Maman (2021)

Petite Maman poster
Directed by
Céline Sciamma
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 464 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl copes with her grandmother's death by bonding with her mother and meeting her mother as a child in the past.

gentlemelancholicintimatequiettenderheartfeltnostalgicdreamyemotionally resonant

What happens

Petite Maman ([pə.tit ma.mɑ̃], 'Little Mum') is a 2021 French fantasy family drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring twins Joséphine and Gabrielle Sanz with Stéphane Varupenne, Nina Meurisse, and Margo Abascal. The film follows a young girl coping with the death of her maternal grandmother by understanding better and bonding with both her mother and grandmother in the past. The film had its world premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival on 3 March 2021, and was released in France on 2 June 2021, by Pyramide Distribution. The film received widespread critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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