Four Daughters
Toronto International Film Festival
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1h 47m
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania • Arthouse • 2023 • France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia • Arabic, French with English subtitles
Featuring Hend Sabri, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui
Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes and the Gotham Awards, this riveting documentary by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania uses an audacious formal conceit to tell the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters. Attempting to answer the question of how and why the Tunisian woman’s two eldest were radicalized, Ben Hania reveals a complex family history.
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