The feature film “Four Daughters” by Kaouther Ben Hania, selected for two categories at the 2024 Oscars, is currently screening in six American cities. Screenings take place in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Austin, Nashville and Palm Springs, notably as part of the “Palm Springs International Film Festival” where a special screening in the presence of the director is planned.
Lasting 110 minutes and with music composed by Amine Bouhafa, the movie features a talented cast including Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Hind Sabri, Nour Karoui, Ichraq Matar and Majd Mastoura. The film explores the life of Olfa, a Tunisian and mother of four daughters, oscillating between light and shadow, two of whose daughters disappear one day. The director uses a docu-fiction style to lift the veil on the story of Olfa and her daughters.
Nominated in the 2024 Oscars shortlist for Best International Film and Best Documentary,the film was also chosen to represent Tunisia at the 2024 Césars in seven categories. After its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won four awards, the film was screened in Tunisian theaters in September 2023 and in France last July.
Kaouther Ben Hania, known for her international co-productions, presents “Four Daughters” as screenwriter, editor and director. This is the director's second film to represent Tunisia at the Oscars, following her fourth feature film, “The Man Who Sold His Skin”.