FOUR DAUGHTERS

The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four daughters, oscillates between light and darkness. One day, her two eldest daughters disappear. To fill their absence, filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania brings in professional actresses and creates an extraordinary cinematic device to uncover the story of Olfa and her daughters. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, intergenerational transmission and sisterhood that questions the very foundations of our societies.

Original title Les Filles d’Olfa
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Screenplay Kaouther Ben Hania
Cast Hend Sabri Nour Karoui Ichraq Matar Majd Mastoura Olfa Hamrouni Eya Chikahoui Tayssir Chikhaoui
Music Amine Bouhafa
Cinematography Farouk Laaridh
Editing Jean Christophe Hym Qutaiba Barhamji Kaouther Ben Hania
Production Companies Tanit Films Cinetelefilms Twenty Twenty Vision Red Sea Film Festival Foundation ZDF Arte Jour2Fête
Festival de Cannes
2023 | Official Competition
L’Œil d’or — Best Documentary
Prix François Chalais
Prix du Cinéma Positif
Prix de la Citoyenneté
Nomination: Palme d’Or
Munich International Film Festival
2023 | Cinemasters Competition
ARRI/OSRAM Award — Best International Film
Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)
2023 | International Competition
Jury Award
Prix Be TV
Toronto International Film Festival
2023 | Special Presentations
BFI London Film Festival
2023 | Debate
Busan International Film Festival
2023 | Wide Angle — Documentary Showcase
Sarajevo Film Festival
2023
Melbourne International Film Festival
2023
New Horizons International Film Festival
2023 | Gala Screenings
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2023 | Les Incontournables!
Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie
2023 | Swiss German Premiere
Chicago International Film Festival
2023 | Documentary Competition
Special Mention — Documentary Competition
Nomination: Gold Hugo — Best Documentary
Seminci — Valladolid International Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
Nomination: Golden Spike — Best Film
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
2023 | French Film Selection
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
2023 | Constellations
AFI FEST
2023 | Documentary
Around the World in 14 Films
2023 | 14 Filme — The Journey
Singapore French Film Festival
2023 | Official Selection
French Film Festival UK
2023 | Showcase
Philadelphia Film Festival
2023
Jury Award — Best Feature
Denver Film Festival
2023
Maysles Brothers Award — Best Documentary
Calgary International Film Festival
2023
Nomination: Best International Documentary
Montclair Film Festival
2023
Bruce Sinofsky Prize — Documentary Feature
Gotham Awards
2023
Gotham Independent Film Award — Best Documentary
International Documentary Association Awards
2023
IDA Award — Best Writing
European Film Awards
2023
Best European Documentary
Red Sea International Film Festival
2023
Asharq Award — Best Documentary
Marrakech International Film Festival
2023
Tromsø International Film Festival
2024 | Competition
Don Quixote Prize
Aurora Award — Special Mention
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2024
FIPRESCI Prize — Best Foreign Language Film
ZagrebDox
2024 | International Competition
Big Stamp — Best Film
Sofia International Film Festival
2024 | International Documentary Competition
Special Mention — Best Documentary
Nomination: Grand Prix
The Hague — Movies That Matter Festival
2024
Nominations: Grand Jury Documentary Award; Camera Justitia Award
Cartagena Film Festival (FICCI)
2024 | International
Vilnius International Film Festival
2024 | Critics’ Choice
Dublin International Film Festival
2024 | Documentaries
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
2024 | Limelight
Belgrade International Film Festival
2024 | Doku Fest
Shanghai International Film Festival
2024 | SIFF Documentaries
Colombia French Film Festival
2024 | Premieres
French Film Festival in the Czech Republic
2024 | Success of French Cinema
FESPACO
2025 | Panorama
César Awards
2024
César — Best Documentary Film
Lumière Awards
2024
Lumière Award — Best Documentary
Nomination: Best Score — Amine Bouhafa
Independent Spirit Awards
2024
Best Documentary
Academy Awards — Oscars
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary Feature
Cinema Eye Honors
2024
Outstanding Achievement in Direction — Kaouther Ben Hania
Nomination: Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Cinema for Peace Awards
2024
Cinema for Peace Dove for Women’s Empowerment
Critics Awards for Arab Films
2024
Best Editing — Qutaiba Barhamji
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2023
2nd Place — Best Foreign Film by or About Women
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary
Online Film & Television Association Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary
Music City Film Critics’ Association Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary Film
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary Film
North Dakota Film Society Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary Feature
Hawaii Film Critics Society Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary
Gold Derby Awards
2024
Nomination: Documentary Feature
Beirut International Women Film Festival
2024
Nomination: Golden Tanit of Beirut — Best International Feature Documentary
VHS Awards
2023
Nomination: Best Documentary
Brazil Online Film Awards
2024
Nomination: Best Documentary

THE LITTLE SISTER

OUTSIDE THE LAW