Four Daughters (2023 film)
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| Arabic | بنات ألفة |
| Literally | Olfa's Daughters |
| Directed by | Kaouther Ben Hania |
| Written by | Kaouther Ben Hania |
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| Cinematography | Farouk Laaridh |
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| Music by | Amine Bouhafa |
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| Distributed by | Jour2Fête |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
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| Language | Arabic |
| Box office | $1.2 million |
Four Daughters (Arabic: بنات ألفة, romanized: Banāt Olfa, French: Les Filles d'Olfa, lit. 'Olfa's Daughters') is a 2023 Arabic-language documentary film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. The film tells the story of a Tunisian family after two of four daughters leave to join Daesh fighters in Libya. The filmmaker invites professional actors to stand in for the missing daughters and others in the retelling of the story. The film is an international co-production between France, Tunisia, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.
The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 19 May 2023. It was released in France on 5 July 2023. It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.