Fragrant Nature Film Creations has acquired exclusive distribution rights to “Josephine” across the Indian subcontinent.
The deal covers India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives.
Directed by Beth de Araújo and starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan – both of whom also serve as producers – “Josephine” follows an eight-year-old girl, played by newcomer Mason Reeves, who witnesses a violent crime on an early morning jog with her father. The film tracks the family’s fracturing and slow reconstitution as her parents navigate trauma and the American legal system.
The film made its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival – the last Utah edition before the festival’s permanent relocation to Colorado – where it claimed both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award U.S. Dramatic.
“The standout of this year’s Sundance Film Festival competition, in terms of both audacity of subject and maturity of execution, “Josephine” is a movie in which the eponymous child (vulnerably embodied by newcomer Mason Reeves) is prematurely forced to deal with adult situations,” said the Variety review.
