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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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The Little Sister is a restrained yet powerful coming-of-age drama, elevated by Nadia Melliti's standout performance and an empathetic directorial touch that makes its familiar themes feel deeply personal.

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Tomris Laffly Elle Jun 10
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. Go to Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker Jun 2
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. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express May 29
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... Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel In Their Own League May 27
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. Go to Full Review Anna Miller Next Best Picture May 23
7/10
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. Go to Full Review Öykü Sofuoğlu In Review Online May 22
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. Go to 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

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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