''She Is Conann'' is an action fantasy film, directed by

Bertrand Mandico Bertrand Mandico (born 21 March 1971) is a French film director and screenwriter. His first feature film, '' The Wild Boys'' (2017), was named the top film of 2018 by Cahiers du cinéma. He has also written and directed '' After Blue'' (2021) ...

and released in 2023. A feminist take on

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero created by American author Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) and who debuted in 1932 and went on to appear in a series of fantasy stories published in ''We ...

, the film portrays vignettes throughout the life of Conann, as portrayed by Claire Duburcq at age 15,

Christa Théret Christa Théret (born 25 June 1991) is a French actor, best known for their roles as Lola in ''LOL (Laughing Out Loud)'' and as Catherine Hessling, Andrée Heuschling in ''Renoir (2012 film), Renoir''. Early life As a child, Théret aspired to ...

at age 25, Sandra Parfait at age 35,

Agata Buzek Agata Bronisława Buzek (born 20 September 1976) is a Polish actress and model. She began her career appearing in films ''The Ballad of the Windshield Washers'' (1998), ''The Gateway of Europe'' (1999), ''The Hexer (film), The Hexer'' (2001) and ...

at age 45, and

Nathalie Richard Nathalie Richard (born 6 January 1963) is a French actress. Life and career Richard was born in Paris, France. As a child, Nathalie Richard practised dance and ice-skating.Anne Diatkine« Nathalie Richard. La veilleuse de nuit » ''Libératio ...

at age 55.Katie Rife
"She Is Conann"
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'', 2 February 2024. The cast also includes

Elina Löwensohn Elina Löwensohn (born 11 July 1966) is a Romanian-American actress. She had roles in the films '' Simple Men'' (1992), ''Schindler's List'' (1993), ''Amateur'' (1994), '' Nadja'' (1994) and '' The Wisdom of Crocodiles'' (1998). Life and career ...

as Rainer, a filmmaker who serves as the film's narrator, and Julia Riedler appears as Sanja, a lover of Conann's. The film premiered in the

Director's Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...

program at the

2023 Cannes Film Festival The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film ''Anatomy of a Fall'' winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became ...

, where it was in competition for the

Queer Palm The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Mart ...

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