Four Daughters
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania Run Time: 107 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2023 Language: Arabic and French with English subtitles
Starring: Eya Chikhaoui, Hend Sabri, Ichraq Matar, Majd Mastoura, Nour Karoui, Olfa Hamrouni, Tayssir Chikhaoui
Premiere Run!
Fri, Mar 1 – Mon, Mar 4
One of the year’s most acclaimed releases, this riveting documentary by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) 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 history. We watch as the family relives key events in their lives with help from professional actors standing in for the missing girls. Winner of the Best Documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at the Gotham Awards, and Best Writing at the IDA Documentary Awards, Four Daughters is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction cinema that pushes against the conventional boundaries of the documentary form to explore the nature of memory, rebellion, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
“A fascinating, gripping watch. A rare and deeply penetrating film.” – Farah Cheded, Paste Magazine
“Genuinely hard to forget. It will linger with you for days afterward.” – Gregory Ellwood, The Playlist
“A distinctive, daring and original work.” – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily