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“This is a heartbreaker about mothers and daughters, the cruelty of repression and the slippery but revealing nature of performance.” – Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
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.
We are delighted to present Four Daughters in partnership with the Films Femmes Afrique festival in Senegal, which is taking place at the same time as the LIFF Spring Film Weekender with screenings in Dakar and around the country. Films Femmes Afrique presents films that tell or document the stories of women from the African continent, and their theme for 2024 is Climate Emergency and Peace. Four Daughters is one of the films selected for their 2024 competition, together with several films we presented at LIFF 2023 including Sira and the audience award winner Goodbye Julia. Our partnership with Films Femmes Afrique started at LIFF 2022 when we presented a season of films inspired by their theme of that year, Women Creators of the Future.
