England, 19th century. 12-year-old Mary is passionate about the fossils that she collects and sells with her father. When he accidentally dies near the fossil cliffs, Mary, her brother and her mother struggle to make the payments for the family house, meaning they will probably have to leave the seaside that Maëlys loves so much. But her father left a mysterious message: what was it that he saw on the cliffs before he died? With some help from her friends, Mary will fight to save her home and continue to do what she loves, searching for fossils, in the midst of a society where girls should not “behave like men”. Mary doesn’t know it yet, but she’s going to go down in history…
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Cast
11 people
Camille D'Hainaut
Mary Anning (voice)
No other roles listed
Jason Vansilliette
(voice)
Alexia Depicker
(voice)
Known for
U Are the Universe
Girl
Bastien Van Dyck
(voice)
Johanne Pastore
(voice)
Also in
Crossroads
Girls Story Queer
Laurent Bonnet
(voice)
Also in
Le Dernier Gaulois
A Place on Earth
Jean-Pierre Baudson
(voice)
Also in
Ethernel
Claude Musungayi
(voice)
Known for
Black Beach
Ducobu 4 President
Bérénice Loveniers
(voice)
Also in
Sofa Vida
Bénédicte Philippon
(voice)
Also in
Sleepless Night
School Is Over
Aurélien Ringelheim
(voice)
Also in
The Secret World of Santa Claus
The Round Up
Marcel Barelli Director · Pierre-Luc Granjon Screenplay Magali Pouzol Screenplay
First release June 9, 2025 · Produced in Switzerland, Belgium · Original title Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossiles
Production
Nadasdy Film
Production
Switzerland · Belgium
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Languages
Original title
Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossiles
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 9, 2025
Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
France · September 17, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 13, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Italy
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Piccolo Grande Cinema
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 26, 2025 · Theatrical · French
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical · German
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