Paris-based company The Party Film Sales has closed a raft of sales on “We Believe You,” a gripping family custody drama directed by Charlotte Devillers and Arnaud Dufeys, following its premiere at the Berlinale.

The film, which is produced by Makintosh Films, bowed in the newly-launched Perspectives section where it won a Special Mention.

“We Believe You” tells the story of Alice, a mother fighting for her children’s safety in a harrowing custody battle, accusing their father of a crime. Standing before a judge, she must speak up to protect them from their father before it’s too late.

The film stars Myriem Akheddiou in the lead role, known for her work in the Dardenne brothers’ Young Ahmed, alongside Laurent Capelluto, Natali Broods (“Façades”), and rising young talents Ulysse Goffin and Adèle Pinckaers. “We Believe You” follows Dufeys’s short “Invincible Summer” which played at last year’s Berlin Film Festival.