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Petite Maman
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #919
- IMDb #1606
- Metacritic #195
- Letterboxd #391
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #158
- Metacritic Critics #105
+4 more
- Metacritic Audience #801
- Kinopoisk #3693
- AlloCiné #4088
- Trakt #1665
Every rating
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 95, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →After her grandmother's passing, a young girl named Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother's childhood home to clear it out. While exploring the nearby woods, she meets another girl her age who is building a treehouse. A unique and gentle friendship blossoms, leading to a quiet, magical connection that helps Nelly understand her mother's past and cope with her own feelings of loss.
Details
- Director
- Céline Sciamma
- Writer
- Céline Sciamma
- Studio
- Lilies Films, France 3 Cinéma
- Released
- 2 June 2021
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $3.1M
- Box office
- $1.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
Awards & nominations
See all 11 →3 wins from 11 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| BAFTA Film Awards 2022 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Céline Sciamma and Bénédicte Couvreur | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best International Film | Petite Maman | Nominee |
| Gaudí Awards 2023 | Best European Film | Petite Maman | Nominee |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards 2022 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Petite Maman | Nominee |
| London Film Critics Circle Awards 2022 | Director of the Year | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Berlin Film Festival 2021 | Golden Bear | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2021 | Best International Independent Film | Céline Sciamma and Bénédicte Couvreur | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | Petite Maman | Nominee |
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11 awards — Petite Maman
×| Best Film Not in the English Language | Céline Sciamma and Bénédicte Couvreur | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Petite Maman | Nominee |
| Global Feature Award | Petite Maman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Petite Maman | Winner |
| Best International Film | Petite Maman | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Petite Maman | Nominee |
| Golden Bear | Céline Sciamma | Nominee |
| Best International Independent Film | Céline Sciamma and Bénédicte Couvreur | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Petite Maman | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Petite Maman | Nominee |