REVIEW
A story for all the lost sisters
rom the opening of , you can feel something is missing. The documentary explores the private world of an all-female Tunisian family, made up of mother Olfa Hamrouni and two daughters Tayssir and Eya, probing their loss of two older sisters, Ghofrane and Rahma. Where did they go so suddenly? What needs to be uncovered to understand their departure? Despite the warmth and charm of the documentary subjects (Olfa laughs at the beginning that she sees herself as), there’s an underlying sense of discomfort surrounding the family’s loss. “It’s a movie about those who stay and those who feel the absence,” explains Kaouther Ben Hania.
