Four daughters reconstructs
the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex
family history through intimate interviews and artful reenactments to
examine how the Tunisian woman’s two eldest were radicalized. Casting
professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed
Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabri as Olfa, Oscar® nominated director
Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) restages pivotal moments in
the family’s life. These scenes are interwoven with confessions and
reflections from Olfa and her younger daughters, offering the women agency
to tell their own story and capturing moments of joy, loss, violence, and
heartache. Winner of four prizes including L’Oeil d'Or (Best Documentary)
when it screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Four Daughters
is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of
nonfiction storytelling that explores the nature of memory, the weight of
inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
