Four Daughters

Four Daughters

Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania

Produced by Tanit Films, Cinétéléfilms

2023108 min7.4 / 10

A formally inventive docudrama that blends documentary and theatrical reconstruction to explore a Tunisian mother's grief, her daughters' disappearance, and the social forces that fracture families.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Four Daughters sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Four Daughters scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Four Daughters violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Four Daughters easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Four Daughters end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity86

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Surprise70

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Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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