Greenwich Gets U.S. Rights to Cannes Winner 'A Girl Unknown'
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- Greenwich Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to 'A Girl Unknown,' the debut feature from Chinese filmmaker Zou Jing, with a theatrical release planned for early 2027 following a North American fall festival run.
- The film won the Fipresci Prize and Gan Foundation Award at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week, and this week took Munich International Film Festival's CineVision prize for Best International Film by an Emerging Director.
- The synopsis traces an adopted young woman's displacement and resilience across 15 years of China's One Child policy, as she moves through four distinct households under three different names.
- The cast pairs child actor Cao Ruofan with rising star Li Gengxi (Resurrection), and the feature expands on Zou's 2021 award-winning short 'Lili Alone.'
- 'A Girl Unknown' is a Chinese-French co-production from Pure Light Films, Maneki Films, Memoria Films, Emei Film Group, and Eagle Media, with Arte France Cinéma.
- The deal was negotiated between Greenwich and Pyramide International's Agathe Mauruc on behalf of the filmmakers.
Why it matters: Greenwich's deal gives Zou Jing's debut — a Chinese-French co-production about the One Child policy — its U.S. theatrical window in early 2027, after the film swept the Fipresci, Gan Foundation, and Munich CineVision prizes. For U.S. audiences, it represents rare theatrical access to auteur-driven PRC-set drama, with the Chinese-French co-production model serving as the financing pipeline that got it there.
