THE LITTLE SISTER
by Hafsia Herzi
synopsis
Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?
international title: | The Little Sister |
original title: | La Petite Dernière |
country: | France, Germany |
sales agent: | mk2 films |
year: | 2025 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Hafsia Herzi |
film run: | 106' |
release date: | FR 1/10/2025 |
screenplay: | Hafsia Herzi |
cast: | Nadia Melliti, Ji-Min Park, Louis Memmi, Mouna Soualem, Aloïse Sauvage, Mélissa Guers, Nemo Schiffman |
cinematography by: | Jérémie Attard |
art director: | Diéné Berete |
costumes designer: | Caroline Spieth |
music: | Amine Bouhafa |
producer: | Julie Billy, Naomi Denamur |
production: | June Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Katuh Studio |
distributor: | Ad Vitam |