THE LITTLE SISTER

Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, searches for her own path as she discovers new desires, including her attraction to women, while remaining deeply attached to her loving French-Algerian family. When she begins studying philosophy at university in Paris, she enters a new world of friendships, relationships and freedom, confronting the difficult question of how to reconcile her faith, her identity and her desires.

Original title La Petite Dernière
Directed by Hafsia Herzi
Screenplay Hafsia Herzi
Cast Nadia Melliti Park Ji Min Amina Ben Mohamed Melissa Guers Rita Benmannana
Music Amine Bouhafa
Cinematography Jeremie Attard
Editing Geraldine Mangenot
Production Companies June Films Katuh Studio Arte France Cinema
Festival de Cannes
2025 | Official Competition
Prix d’interprétation féminine — Nadia Melliti
Queer Palm
Nomination: Palme d’Or
Jerusalem Film Festival
2025 | Panorama
Locarno Film Festival
2025 | Piazza Grande
Nomination: UBS Audience Award
Festival International New Horizons
2025 | Waves
Melbourne International Film Festival
2025 | Europe & UK
Toronto International Film Festival
2025 | Centrepiece
Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie
2025 | Les grandes premières
Busan International Film Festival
2025 | World Cinema
Helsinki International Film Festival — Love & Anarchy
2025 | Spotlight Selection
Filmfest Hamburg
2025 | Voilà!
Festa do Cinema Francês
2025 | Premiers
Film Fest Gent
2025 | Gala & Specials
Morelia International Film Festival
2025 | International Screenings
Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
2025 | French Film Selection
Viennale — Vienna International Film Festival
2025 | Official Selection
Mostra — São Paulo International Film Festival
2025 | Perspectiva International
The American French Film Festival (TAFFF)
2025 | Cinema Competition
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
2025 | Horizons
Stockholm International Film Festival
2025 | Stockholm Competition
Nomination: Bronze Horse — Best Film
Cinemania
2025 | Gala Crave — Visages de la Francophonie
Golden Horse Film Festival
2025 | LGBTQ+
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (IFFMH)
2025 | Pushing the Boundaries
Seville European Film Festival
2025 | Official Selection
Nomination: Golden Giraldillo — Best Film
Nomination: Ocaña Award
French Film Festival UK
2025 | Panorama
French Film Festival London
2025 | Official Selection
IFI French Film Festival — Dublin
2025 | Official Selection
Semaine du film français d’Allemagne
2025 | Les Avant-premières
Festival du film français en République tchèque
2025 | Films 2024–2025
Around the World in 14 Films
2025 | 14 Filme — The Journey
Festival du film de Varsovie
2025 | Free Spirit Competition
Nomination: Free Spirit Award
QCinema International Film Festival
2025 | RainbowQC Competition
Nomination: Pylon Award — Best LGBTQ Film
QueerCineMad — Madrid International LGBTIAQ+ Film Festival
2025
Jury Prize — Best Director: Hafsia Herzi
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
2026 | Limelight
Tromsø International Film Festival
2026 | Competition
Faith in Film Award — Special Mention
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York
2026 | Selection
Alliance Française French Film Festival — Australia
2026 | Cannes Spotlight
Festival du Film Francophone de Grèce
2026 | Competition
Festival du film français en Pologne
2026 | Selected Films
Transilvania International Film Festival
2026 | Super Nova
Prix Louis-Delluc
2025
Prix Louis-Delluc — Best French Film
Lumière Awards
2026
Lumière Award — Most Promising Actress: Nadia Melliti
Nomination: Best Music — Amine Bouhafa
César Awards
2026
César — Best Female Newcomer: Nadia Melliti
Nominations: Best Film, Best Director — Hafsia Herzi, Best Supporting Actress — Ji-Min Park, Best Adapted Screenplay — Hafsia Herzi, Best Original Music — Amine Bouhafa, Best Editing — Géraldine Mangenot.
Prix Alice Guy
2026
Prix Alice Guy — Hafsia Herzi

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