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Four Daughters

2023 · 108 min

An emotionally raw, inventive reconstruction where performance and memory blur, pulling you into a family's grief and rebellion with unflinching intimacy.

Directed by
Kaouther Ben Hania
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui
Overview
Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters' life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.

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Directed by
Kaouther Ben Hania
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • trauma
  • rebellion
  • faith
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Kaouther Ben Hania
Written by
Kaouther Ben Hania
Starring
Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui, Ichraq Matar, Majd Mastoura, Hend Sabry, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali
Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Languages
Arabic, English, French

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