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  • 2021
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2021
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Lisa, once a brilliant playwright, no longer writes. She lives with her family in Switzerland, but her heart remains in Berlin, beating in time with that of her twin brother Sven, the famous theatre actor. Since Sven has been suffering from an aggressive type of leukaemia, the relationship between them has become even closer. Lisa does n...

Directed By: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond

Written By: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond

  • 2021
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2021
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 39 m

My Little Sister

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary Lisa, once a brilliant playwright, no longer writes. She lives with her family in Switzerland, but her heart remains in Berlin, beating in time with that of her twin brother Sven, the famous theatre actor. Since Sven has been suffering from an aggressive type of leukaemia, the relationship between them has become even closer. Lisa does n...

Directed By: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond

Written By: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
75
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11 Reviews
15% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
75
85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Jan 14, 2021
Distinguished by a modestly discreet directing style that allows the actors to shine, My Little Sister offers neither false uplift nor dreary realism.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 13, 2021
A collision is inevitable, but even so, the film’s climax is unexpectedly devastating.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 28, 2020
A modestly scaled, intimately observed domestic drama that doesn’t reinvent any wheels in its portrayal of family frictions, midlife ennui and the anguish of terminal illness, but handles all this potentially sticky material with clear-eyed (and finally, when required, somewhat moist-eyed) grace.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 14, 2021
Written and directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond with superb control and insight, My Little Sister never goes precisely where the audience expects, as the filmmakers dole out crucial information at well-timed intervals, illuminating the pieces of Lisa and Sven’s past that have brought them to this life-or-death point.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 13, 2021
My Little Sister is frank and poignant. With a distinctive angle and the rawness of the cast’s first-rate performances, Chuat and Reymond elevate a premise that could have, in other hands, veered into the realm of the uninspired.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 28, 2020
A sterling cast makes up for screenplay weaknesses.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 7, 2021
It’s a fierce, thoughtful drama.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Vega Film
Release Date Jan 15, 2021
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Website https://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/riviera-chablais/duo-chuatreymond-tourne-vaudois/story/24424101
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Awards

Swiss Film Prize
• 5 Wins & 6 Nominations
Festival del Cinema Europeo
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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