The film tells the story of eight-year-old Nelly’s fantastical journey after the death of her beloved grandmother. While helping her mother clear out her childhood home, Nelly begins to explore the surrounding woodland and encounters a strangely familiar girl her own age. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a formative flight of fancy that encourages her to come to terms with this newfound loss.

Featuring exceptional central performances from real-life twins Joséphine and Gabrielle Sanz, Sciamma’s warm and gently profound new film mixes the intimate with the fantastical with her characteristically delicate touch, weaved together into a tale of childhood, memory and loss that will resonate with audiences young and old.

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BIRDS’ EYE VIEW’S VIEW!

This latest offering from Sciamma feels like a much-needed warm embrace, leaving both protagonist and audience in a good place. 

The Birds Eye View team loved this quiet, contemplative look at loss, grief and memory seen through the eyes of an eight-year-old girl.  This smart, moving, emotionally intelligent (and, ultimately uplifting), perfectly paced ghost story come fairy tale is, like everything  Sciamma touches,  authentic, original and refreshing. In less capable hands we might easily be subjected to over-sentimentality. Sciamma never subjects her audience to this – she never tells us how we should think or feel – she shows, she doesn’t tell. She goes deep rather than wide and trusts herself, and us, to join the dots.