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Sumerian Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Sundance’s Josephine in a seven-figure deal, securing a major theatrical release and an awards campaign. The Beth de Araújo drama stars Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, centers on an 8-year-old girl who witnesses a crime, and will premiere at Sundance with a Berlin Film Festival competition bow to follow, signaling strong buzz for an indie hit and potential awards season momentum.
Beth de Araújo’s Josephine, a harrowing thriller told entirely from an eight-year-old’s perspective about the aftermath of a sexual assault, has become Sundance’s breakout, drawing audiences into a visceral, first-person experience and earning a standing ovation; with Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan leading and Greta Zozula’s POV cinematography, major buyers are circling though no deal has been announced yet, as Berlinale approaches and an awards push looms.
At Sundance, Beth de Araújo’s Josephine follows eight-year-old Jo after witnessing a rape; the film uses long takes to inhabit her psyche, balancing heavy subject matter with restraint as the courtroom drama unfolds, anchored by Mason Reeves’s mesmerizing performance and strong support from Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan.
At Sundance’s Eccles Theater, the world premiere of Josephine moved audiences to tears as Channing Tatum admitted he cried five, six, and seven times while watching the film for the first time. The drama follows a young girl who witnesses a brutal sexual assault, with Tatum and Gemma Chan portraying her parents. Director Beth de Araújo spoke about crafting the story through a child’s perspective on female fear, while 8-year-old Mason Reeves—who plays Josephine—drew applause during a standout debut.
At Sundance, Beth de Araujo's Josephine offers an earnest, harrowing portrait of trauma after an 8-year-old witness to a rape; Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan play the girl's parents as the film traces the fallout—therapeutic, legal, and relational—from the moment of the crime to the courtroom's thorny path to justice.