This film is part of our Best of 2024 list.
With Four Daughters, director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin, Beauty and the Dogs) secures her second Oscar nomination. The film is a unique and compelling blend of documentary and fiction. Olfa is the mother of four daughters, but one day, her two eldest disappear. Director Kaouther Ben Hania recounts the story of their disappearance together with Olfa, her two remaining daughters, and professional actors. An intimate narrative filled with hope, resistance, and grief, the film explores clashing worlds and what it means to be a mother or a sister.
Four Daughters has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary and was selected for the Cannes Film Festival competition, where it won the Best Documentary Award and the Positive Cinema Award. The film was also one of the audience favorites at the IFFR. Both Olfa, her daughters, and the actresses draw you into the family's world, leaving you speechless by the end.