Four daughters
Directed and written by: Kaouther Ben Hania
Cinematography: Farouk Laaridh
Editing: Kaouther Ben Hania, Jean-Christophe Hym, Qutaiba Barhamji
Music: Amine Bouhafa
Producers: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Habib Attia, Thanassis Karathanos
Production: Tanit Films
Festivals and awards Cannes Film Festival: Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary | Oscar: Nominee for Best Documentary Feature | Gotham Awards: Best Documentary | César Awards: Best Documentary | Chicago International Film Festival: Awarded to “Four Daughters” | Cinema Eye Honors: Outstanding Direction (Kaouther Ben Hania) | Lumière Awards: Best Documentary Award | Palm Springs International Film Festival: Best International Film FIPRESCI Prize
From Oscar nominee Kaouther Ben Hania and winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes, “Four Daughters” is a riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood. The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of foru daughters, oscillates between light and shadow. One day, her two eldest daughters disappear. To fill their absence, director Kaouther Ben Hania calls upon professional actors and sets up an extraordinary film mechanism to unveil the story of Olfa and her daughters.
Kaouther Ben Hania studied cinema in Tunisia (EDAC) then in Paris (Fémis and the Sorbonne). Her documentary film Imams Go to School premiered at IDFA 2010 and was selected for many prestigious festivals. Challat of Tunis (2013) was her first feature film. Her second feature film, Beauty and The Dogs was selected into Cannes 2017. In 2021, her feature film, The Man Who Sold His Skin was the first-ever Tunisian film to be nominated for an Oscar.