Samedi 10 janvier 2026 20:30
Langues : vostFR lieux : Théâtre des Capucins
synopsis
Olfa est la mère de quatre filles en Tunisie. Ses deux aînées, après s’être radicalisées, quittent la famille pour rejoindre des combattants de Daech en Libye. Le film met en scène Olfa et ses deux filles restantes, qui racontent leur propre histoire aux côtés d’actrices incarnant les sœurs absentes ainsi que les différents hommes de leur vie.
A compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction cinema that explores the nature of memory, the weight of inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
Rotten Tomatoes
The poignancy of the movie’s formal conceit is that, by stepping into their roles, Matar and Karoui embody both a consoling presence and a devastating absence. Watching the two actors grow in confidence, laughing and joking alongside their on-screen mother and sisters, you could almost believe that you were watching a happily reunited family. But the illusion continually breaks. Indeed, this is a heartbreaker about mothers and daughters, the cruelty of repression and the slippery but revealing nature of performance.
Los Angeles Times
We see the power in tying together the fake and the real — the moment when method acting turns into method remembering.
Washington Post
