French Period Drama ‘Daughters Of Fire’ Combines The Feminist Resistance Of Jane Campion Movies With The Diversity Of ‘Bridgerton’ – Mipcom Breakouts Special
deadline.comWelcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories.
The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you. We head to France this week, a fitting time to spotlight TV in the nation given that Mipcom Cannes is taking place.
France Télévisions’ Daughters of Fire takes a modernistic approach to a tale from some 400 years or so ago and the creators and producers wanted to conjure themes around feminism, resistance and #MeToo when forging the drama series. Name: Daughters of FireCountry: FranceProducer: Kwaï Distributor: FremantleFor fans of: Jane Campion movies, Bridgerton In the Basque Country more than 400 years ago, societies existed in which the men went out to hunt while women worked and ruled the roost at home.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, the lie of that particular land was spoiled when jealous men decided the women were witches, and it is this fascinating tale that is told in Daughters of Fire, which launched on France Télévisions in August and is being shopped at this week’s Mipcom Cannes by Fremantle, Deadline can reveal.
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