Cannes 2023: 'Four Daughters' mixes documentary, fiction to portray Tunisian mother
The HinduTunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania mixes fiction and documentary to capture the story of Olfa Hamrouni, whose older daughters left to fight for Islamic State in "Four Daughters," her first entry for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize. For the film, Ben Hania wanted to show Hamrouni's complexities but noticed she would fall into the well-trodden narrative of guilt-ridden mother whenever the camera was on. "By asking her questions about specific details, and her motivations, Hind Sabri allows Olfa to reflect on her past without indulging her," said Ben Hania. Ben Hania walked the red carpet with the real-life Hamrouni and her two daughters, as well as the actors playing the missing daughters and Sabri for the film's premiere on Friday evening.
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