Half-Sister

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Half-Sister

2014

1h 26m

Comedy

Drama

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After her mother dies, a mentally impaired woman (Josiane Balasko) tracks down her uptight half-brother (Michel Blanc). Although he turns her away at first, an accidental dose of Ecstasy changes his mind.

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Bouncing from one ridiculous scene to another - see Nnette stumble into a rave, flood a hotel room and repair Paul's relationship with his estranged son! - this sickly sweet concoction sets your teeth on edge.

Feb 6, 2014

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Mark Jenkins

NPR

Sweet but silly, Demi-Soeur leaves plot strands flapping as it romps to a hasty conclusion.

Feb 6, 2014

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Jordan Hoffman

New York Daily News

In the end, you've got to have a heart harder than a tortoise shell not get a little misty.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 6, 2014

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Radio

Part Chaplin, part Fellini's La Strada. And a lunatic but respectful adventure of a mentally challenged woman, navigating the far from normal world around her. In a film about failing to see or acknowledge the disabled, and how they enrich our world.

Feb 9, 2014

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

Demi-Soeur has so clean and clear an arc that it takes no imagination to see where it's all going. But so what? Nice is nice for a change.

Feb 5, 2014

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Kam Williams

Baret News

A poignant parable which puts what matters most in proper perspective.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 26, 2014

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Balasko en service commande pour France Television livre une comedie lissee indigne du Splendide et d'une mievrerie degoulinante qui fait oublier Gazon Maudit. Mais ce qui sidere avant tout, c'est son interpretation horripilante de son personnage de simplette. On concoit vaguement le challenge induit par le role, mais on est clairement a mille lieues de Forrest Gump ou autre Rain Man. Le resultat est miserable et hautement representatif des degats occasionnes par la toute puissance de nos chaines dans la production nationale...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Une démonstration des risques que peuvent faire courir les gens aux capacités mentales réduites.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Émouvant mais un peu fade. Se regarde bien à la télé.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Juste il faut dire que les acteurs sont très bon, c'est juste un très mauvais film, mal mis en scène et sans réel idée. Je perds espoir pour le cinéma français lorsque je sors de salle en ayant vu une oeuvre pareil.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

After her mother dies, a mentally impaired woman (Josiane Balasko) tracks down her uptight half-brother (Michel Blanc). Although he turns her away at first, an accidental dose of Ecstasy changes his mind.

Director: Josiane Balasko
Producer: Cyril Colbeau-Justin, Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn, Josiane Balasko
Screenwriter: Josiane Balasko, Franck Le Joseph
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Production Co: Josy Films, LGM Productions, StudioCanal
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2014, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $634
Runtime: 1h 26m

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