FOUR DAUGHTERS

KAOUTHER BEN HANIA

screenings

  • Wed 08.05.2024 14:00

  • Wed 08.05.2024 16:30

  • Wed 08.05.2024 19:00

The Chikhaoui family hit the news in 2016 when two of the formidable Olfa Houmani’s four teenage daughters left Tunisia to fight with Daesh in Libya. Speaking to camera in Ben Hania’s remarkable docufiction, Olfa sometimes blames the government - for allowing jihadist preachers to push their views - and sometimes blames her own harsh, often cruel brand of smother love as the director burrows into this divided family’s painful dynamic. Two actors play the fugitive rebels in scenes recreating the past, while the younger girls play themselves; Olfa sometimes speaks for herself and sometimes watches as star Hend Sabry stands in for her. The film has premiered in competition in Cannes 2023

Year

2023

Duration

107 MIN

Language

Arabic , English, French

Screening format

DCP

Subtitles

Subtitled to English

Writers

KAOUTHER BEN HANIA

Countries

France, Germany, TUNISIA, SAUDI ARABIA, Cyprus

Genre

Documentary

Cast

Hend Sabry Khaled Abol Naga Majd Mastoura Nour Karoui Ichrak Matar Olfa Hamrouni