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Sisters

2021 · 100 min

A heavy, slow-burning family reckoning that asks you to sit with old wounds and uncomfortable silences.

Directed by
Yamina Benguigui
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isabelle Adjani, Rachida Brakni, Maïwenn
Overview
For thirty years, French-Algerian sisters Zorah, Nohra and Djamila have been living in the hope of finding their brother Rheda, abducted by their father, and hidden in newly decolonised Algeria. Their relationship is shaken when Zorah, the eldest sister, decides to write a play based on the traumatising events of their childhood that haunted them their whole life. But when they learn that their father is dying, the three sisters decide to go to Algeria to seize their last opportunity to have him reveal where their brother is. When the past catches up, the three sisters have no choice but to put their differences aside.

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Directed by
Yamina Benguigui
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isabelle Adjani, Rachida Brakni, Maïwenn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • trauma
  • memory
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Yamina Benguigui
Written by
Farah Benguigui, Sylvain Saada, Yamina Benguigui
Starring
Isabelle Adjani, Rachida Brakni, Maïwenn, Hafsia Herzi, Rachid Djaïdani, Faïza Guène, Fettouma Ousliha-Bouamari, Manel Belkhelfa
Music
Amine Bouhafa
Cinematography
Antoine Roch
Runtime
100 min
Country
Algeria, France
Languages
French

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