Four Daughters
Seen it?2023 | 108 min | Documentary, Drama
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters' life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 80 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best International Documentary Feature. Won 1 Independent Spirit Award: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Documentary Feature. Also nominated for 2 Oscars. Plus 11 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$1 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 34K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
- Olfa HamrouniSelf
- Eya ChikhaouiSelf
- Tayssir ChikhaouiSelf
- Nour KarouiRahma Chikhaoui
- Ichraq MatarGhofrane Chikaoui
- Majd MastouraThe Man
- Hend SabryOlfa
- Zine El-Abidine Ben AliSelf