This Oscar-nominated documentary tells the life story of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four daughters, who oscillates between...
This Oscar-nominated documentary tells the life story of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four daughters, who oscillates between light and shadow. One day, her two eldest daughters disappear. To fill their absence, director Kaouther Ben Hania calls upon professional actors and sets up an extraordinary film mechanism to unveil the story of Olfa and her daughters. An intimate journey full of hope, rebellion, violence, intergenerational transmission and sister- hood, which will question the very foundation of our societies.
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96 %82 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
86 %74 reviewsAudience score rating
"Rarely does Ben Hania's film feel exploitative or manipulative... (it) is radical in its honesty and courage."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"The gripping true story... is overlaid with fictional, self-analysing elements in fascinating if not always convincing ways."
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Variety
Variety"A rare and deeply penetrating film."
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Paste
Paste"It is just extraordinary."
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NPR
NPR"A distinctive, daring and original work."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"These women have such a presence on screen that their sympathy drives the movie."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Cathartic, affecting and original."
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Time Out
Time Out"A revelatory, poignant blend of drama, memory, and self-scrutiny."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Grips you with its novel approach to so-called truth-telling before lapsing into something a little more conventional."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A thoroughly bold, frequently brave and occasionally quite funny experiment."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"Despite the documentary’s exciting hybridity, the conceit is more interesting in theory than it is in practice."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A harrowing metafiction about trauma and radicalisation."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A haunting documentary with the uncomfortable intimacy of group therapy."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"A triumph of layered storytelling."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"A heartbreaker about mothers and daughters, the cruelty of repression and the slippery but revealing nature of performance."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"One of the best films of 2023"
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleFour Daughters | Details
- Rating
- 15, child sexual abuse references, sexual threat, domestic abuse
- Runtime
- 110
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
