Petite maman

Section: Supernova
Title: Petite maman
Director: Celine Sciamma
Cast: Nina Meurisse, Margot Abascal, Stéphane Varupenne, Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz
Duration: 1h 12m
Country: France
Year: 2021

8-year-old Nelly has just lost her beloved grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods where her mom, Marion, used to play and built the treehouse she’s heard so much about. One day her mother abruptly leaves. That’s when Nelly meets a girl her own age in the woods building a treehouse. Her name is Marion.