Overview
- Karma, which premiered Friday in Cannes’ Special Screenings, earned a six-minute standing ovation from the audience.
- The film is a psychological thriller about a woman whose life unravels after a child disappears, pulling her back toward a harsh religious commune from her past.
- Early reviews single out Cotillard’s intense performance, with some critics arguing the story shifts from a taut mystery to a more direct portrait of cult abuse.
- The project was produced by Iconoclast with Guillaume Canet’s Caneo France, and Pathé is handling French distribution and international sales as U.S. buyers weigh in.
- Deadline reports that Netflix took part in the production, and Canet said he wrote the role specifically for Cotillard, marking their sixth feature together.