The Little Sister (2025 film)
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| French | La Petite Dernière |
| Literally | The Little Last One |
| Directed by | Hafsia Herzi |
| Screenplay by | Hafsia Herzi |
| Based on | The Last One by Fatima Daas |
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| Starring | Nadia Melliti |
| Cinematography | Jérémie Attard |
| Edited by | Géraldine Mangenot |
| Music by | Amine Bouhafa |
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| Distributed by | Ad Vitam |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
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| Language | French |
The Little Sister (French: La Petite Dernière, lit. 'The Little Last One') is a 2025 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Hafsia Herzi. It is an adaptation of Fatima Daas's 2020 autofiction novel The Last One. It stars newcomer Nadia Melliti as the daughter of Algerian immigrants in Paris who struggles to balance the expectations of her family with her burgenoning identity. The supporting cast includes Park Ji-min, Louis Memmi, Mouna Soualem, and several non-professional actors. The film is a co-production between France and Germany.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2025, where it won the Queer Palm and the Best Actress prize, and will be theatrically released in France on 1 October 2025 by Ad Vitam.