The film is an international co-production between France, Tunisia, Germany and Saudi Arabia.
The gala premiere of the documentary fiction hybrid, Four Daughters, took center stage at the Red Sea International Film Festival, graced by the film’s director, Kaouther Ben Hania, and the cast, including Nour Karoui, Ishrak Matar, Majd Mastoura, Olfa Houmani, and her daughters Eya Chikhaoui and Tayssir Chikhaoui. The film, currently featured in the Arab Spectacular section at the third edition of the film festival (November 30 to December 9), has been generating significant acclaim.
The second screening of Four Daughters at the Red Sea International Festival is scheduled for Thursday, December 7, at 05:25 pm at Vox Imax 7 Red Sea Mall, offering audiences another opportunity to experience this cinematic creation.
Four Daughters recently secured the Best Documentary Feature award at the esteemed 33rd annual Gotham Awards, a major international recognition for independent cinema. The film, an ambitious exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood, reconstructs the intricate story of Olfa Hamrouni and her daughters in Tunisia. Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, the film weaves together intimate interviews, reenactments, and confessions to delve into the complexities of a family history marked by radicalisation and disappearance.
Tunisia has submitted Four Daughters as its official entry for the Academy Awards’ Best Documentary Feature category, marking the third time that Ben Hania has represented Tunisia at the Oscars. Her previous submissions include the 2020 film The Man Who Sold His Skin and the 2017 film Beauty and the Dogs.
Four Daughters is produced by Tanit Films in association with Cinetelefilms and Twenty Twenty in co-production with Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, ZDF/Arte, and Jour2Fête. The film is produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha in association with Habib Attia and Thanassis Karathanos.
