The film is based on the true story of Fabienne Kabou, a mother who, in 2013, abandoned her 15-month-old daughter on a beach in Berck-sur-Mer at high tide. Alice Diop, the film's director and co-writer, attended the trial.
Official submission of France for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 95th Academy Awards in 2023. It made the shortlist of fifteen features but was ultimately not nominated.
Awards:
- Prix Louis Delluc 2022
- Prix Jean Vigo 2022 (tied with "Pacifiction")
- Silver Lion and Future Lion (Venice International Film Festival, 2022)
- Giraldillo de Oro (Seville European Film Festival, 2022)
MegaCom Film distributed the film in North Macedonia.
French visa #146896.