Four Daughters

Local title
Neli tütart
Original title
Les Filles d’Olfa
Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Country
France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia
Year
2023
Programme
Kumu Documentary
Subject
familial relationships

Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters.
One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters’ life stories.

An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.

Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Screenwriter
Kaouther Ben Hania
Producer
Nadim Cheikhrouha, Martin Hampel, Thanassis Karathanos
Director of Photography
Farouk Laâridh
Editing
Qutaiba Barhamji
Composer
Amin Bouhafa
Production
Tanit Films, Cinétéléfilms, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
World sales
The Party Film Sales
Runtime
Language
Arabic, English, French
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
Cannes
Director
Kaouther Ben Hania

Filmography:
Les imams vont à l’école (Imams go to School, 2010, doc), Le Challat de Tunis (2013, doc), Zaineb Takrahou Ethelj (Zaineb Hates the Snow, 2013, doc), Aala Kaf Ifrit (2017), Ar-rajul alladi ba'a zahrahu (Mees, kes müüs ma naha, PÖFF 2020), Les filles d'Olfa (Neli tütart, 2023, doc), Sawt Hind Rajab (The Voice of Hind Rajab, 2025)

Screenings

Kumu auditoorium KUMU
ScreeningNeli tütart
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Free
Trailer