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By Elsa Keslassy, Matt Donnelly
Courtesy photo In Netflix’s first major deal out of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the streamer has picked up global rights outside of France to breakout Critics Week opener “In Waves,” an adaptation of AJ Dungo’s 2019 graphic memoir.
The animated romance directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen boasts a voice cast led by Oscar-nominated Stephanie Hsu and BAFTA winner Will Sharpe.
The movie, which opened Critics’ Week to rave reviews, has quickly emerged as one of the breakout titles of Cannes’ parallel sections. In its review, Variety described the film as “an elegantly animated adaptation,’” praising the emotional depth of Nguyen’s coming-of-age love story.
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