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The Little Sister

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Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one's identity feels impossible?

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Tomris Laffly Elle Where a lesser movie would have milked the conservative Muslim family trope (which this Muslim critic has had enough of), The Little Sister fashions a beautiful mother-daughter scene where unconditional love is deeply felt and packs a universal punch. Jun 10, 2025 Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker French filmmaker Hafsia Herzi has a sensitive touch with actors. In her warm and absorbing drama “The Little Sister,” she coaxes quietly powerful work from Nadia Melliti as Fatima. Jun 2, 2025 Full Review Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express Unlike a lot of queer films about battling the prejudiced world out there, The Little Sister is not high on conflict and drama. It’s an ordinary slice of life film and an introspective character study... May 29, 2025 Full Review Sarah Manvel In Their Own League This assured and friendly film is instead about someone accepting the consequences of self-acceptance. It’s not so much a coming-out story, but a growing-up one. This is rare in queer film but it’s so well done. May 27, 2025 Full Review Anna Miller Next Best Picture It’s a carefully restrained yet honest character study with enough unique elements and impressive aspects to stand out and be remembered amongst a sea of other coming-out films. Rated: 7/10 May 23, 2025 Full Review Öykü Sofuoğlu In Review Online The Little Sister seeks to assert the female, or rather, queer gaze to every inch of its core — but it remains a gaze that is paradoxically "correctional," dependent on what it strives to free itself from. May 22, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hafsia Herzi

Director

Nadia Melliti

Fatima

Park Ji-min

Ji-Na

Amina Ben Mohamed

Kamar

Rita Benmannana

Dounia

Melissa Guers

Nour
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Synopsis Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one's identity feels impossible?
Director
Hafsia Herzi
Producer
Julie Billy, Naomi Denamur
Screenwriter
Hafsia Herzi
Production Co
June Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 46m