The Girls From Above

The Girls From Above (2026)



Les filles du ciel

7.0 2026 94 min Belgium, France

Director: Bérangère McNeese

Cast: Héloïse Volle, Shirel Nataf, Yowa-Angélys Tshikaya, Mona Berard, Jonas Bloquet

Drama
Héloïse is out of options and adrift until Mallorie takes her in, offering a place in the apartment she shares with two other roommates. There, Héloïse discovers not just shelter, but an unexpected sense of belonging and a new kind of family. Yet beneath their fierce exteriors, each woman carries hidden scars from the past—wounds that could shatter the delicate harmony holding them together.

More About This Film

The Girls From Above is a French-Belgian drama about Héloïse, a young woman with nowhere to go who is invited to stay with Mallorie and two other young women. The shared apartment becomes an improvised home and a new family, but each woman carries wounds that threaten the fragile balance between them.

Bérangère McNeese writes and directs the film with four young actresses at its emotional center. The story is focused on friendship, solidarity, loneliness, and the complicated process of building a family from people who were once strangers.

  • Written and directed by Bérangère McNeese.
  • Héloïse Volle, Shirel Nataf, Yowa-Angélys Tshikaya, and Mona Berard lead the cast.
  • Producers include Paprika Films and Kwassa Films.
  • The film was selected by several European festivals, including FIFF Namur and the Film Festival Oostende.
  • The four lead actresses received a Collective Best Actress Award at the 2025 Saint-Jean-de-Luz International Film Festival.

Where to Watch

The Girls From Above has a French and Belgian theatrical release with international festival circulation.