Little Sister, The
Love, faith and desire collide in Fatima Daas’ acclaimed autobiographical novel adapted by Hafsia Herzi, director of Good Mother (Cannes Un Certain Regard – Ensemble Prize) and You Deserve a Lover (Cannes Critics’ Week).
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?
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Hafsia Herzi is a french actress and director. She began her career as an actress in THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN by Abdellatif Kechiche, for which she won a César Award and the Best Emerging Actress Prize at the Venice Film Festival. As an actress, she has worked with filmmakers such as André Téchiné, Bertrand Bonello, Patricia Mazuy, Iris Kaltenbäck and Sylvie Verheyde. Her first two films as a director were selected at the Cannes Film Festival. YOU DERSERVE A LOVER, selected for Critics’ Week, received critical acclaim in 2019, and GOOD MOTHER won the Ensemble Prize in the Un Certain Regard section in 2021, awarded by Andrea Arnold. Hafsia also directed a TV movie for ARTE, THE PLAYGROUND, which received two awards at the La Rochelle Festival. In 2024, she played the lead role in BORGO, directed by Stéphane Demoustier, for which she won the César Award for Best Actress in February 2025. LITTLE SISTER is her third feature film as a director.