After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.
Direction
Sciamma's patient, child-level camera work.
Writing
72 minutes, zero wasted frames.
Acting
Real twin sisters = uncanny chemistry.
Director
Céline Sciamma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joséphine and Gabrielle Sanz are real-life identical twins; Sciamma found them at an open casting in a Paris park.
The title translates to 'Little Mom'—the film operates as an inverted 'mother-daughter' story where the child mothers the mother.
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