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Four Daughters

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This riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and performance to examine how the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabri as Olfa, award-winning director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) restages pivotal moments in the family's life. These scenes are interwoven with confessions and reflections from Olfa and her younger daughters, offering the women agency to tell their own story and capturing moments of joy, loss, violence, and heartache. Winner of four prizes including L'Oeil d'Or (Best Documentary) when it screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Four Daughters is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction cinema that explores the nature of memory, the weight of inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
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Four Daughters' unique approach to documenting real-life horror is a formal gamble that only underscores the bravery and resilience of its subjects.

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Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine 08/01/2024
Four Daughters is a story about a family torn apart by religious extremism and institutional misogyny. It's also about our inability to control the lives of those around us, even if it means losing them forever. Go to Full Review
Amy Nicholson Washington Post 03/14/2024
4/4
We see the power in tying together the fake and the real — the moment when method acting turns into method remembering. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) 03/06/2024
It's a kind of heartbreaking story of families being torn apart by hard-line religious dogma. Go to Full Review
Cody Allen Geek Vibes Nation Jul 22
8.5
Four Daughters unfurls as a rich mosaic, each piece a heartfelt sonnet crafted by the human spirit. Go to Full Review
Gisela Savdie El Heraldo 11/19/2024
The core of this narrative is maternal love, symbolizing hope in a region of the world where much remains to be done to overcome deeply rooted traditions that oppress women and other minorities. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Eileen G'Sell Hyperallergic 10/21/2024
Inviting viewers to consider our own histories of misogyny — whether conscious or unwitting, expressed or internalized — "Four Daughters" blurs the distance between the personal and cultural, the individual and the systemic. Go to Full Review
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FRANCISCA S 02/06/2024 i thought it was boring and long and dreary- saw other Middle Eastern movies at the Palm Springs International Film Festival where it was also playing and found them all - Inshallah, a boy Bye bye Tiberias , Memories(?) all much more interesting See more Kyle M Aug 21 Uniquely approached in attempt to situationally frame both rawness and personified dramatization for absent presence fulfillment, exceeding with genuineness for effective haunting buildup that gradually captivates in this another documentary critically glimpsing with thought-provoking societal observations. (B) See more Daniel B @observor Feb 20 Would have preferred it just be a straight documentary instead of this odd blending of performance. See more Tom F 07/12/2024 An emotionally powerful documentary. The idea of reenacting some scenes with actresses to play the two missing daughters soon breaks down, and the best parts of the film involves the mom and real daughters just talking to the actresses. See more dave d 07/03/2024 A harrowing Arabic-language documentary and drama, Four Daughters is about four daughters and a mother whose sees her two oldest daughters leave to Syria. I knew nothing and it is a little different as actresses fill the void of the missing talking heads. I'm not sure it totally worked for me. This is a scary tale with many tentacles. It doesn't always make for a great film, but it is most certainly an intriguing one. Probably the best therapy for the family torn apart by hard-line religious dogma. Final Score: 7/10 See more John M @MusicBoyVA 04/23/2024 Fascinating story that you have unlikely seen before. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis This riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and performance to examine how the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabri as Olfa, award-winning director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) restages pivotal moments in the family's life. These scenes are interwoven with confessions and reflections from Olfa and her younger daughters, offering the women agency to tell their own story and capturing moments of joy, loss, violence, and heartache. Winner of four prizes including L'Oeil d'Or (Best Documentary) when it screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Four Daughters is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction cinema that explores the nature of memory, the weight of inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Screenwriter
Kaouther Ben Hania
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, Cinétéléfilms, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Tanit Films, ZDF/Arte, Jour2Fête
Genre
Drama, Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 19, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$135.7K
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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