Product Description
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 not want to accept this blow of fate, she does everything in her power to bring Sven back on stage. For her soulmate she neglects everything else and even risks losing her husband. Her marriage goes awry, but Lisa only has eyes for her brother, who reflects her deepest longings and awakens in her the desire to be creative, to feel alive again.
Review
Nominated - Golden Bear - Berlin Int'l. Film Festival
Nominated - Teddy Award - Berlin Int'l. Film Festival
Nominated - Best Actress - German Screen Actors Awards
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress - German Screen Actors Awards
Official Selection - Sydney Film Festival
Official Selection - Istanbul Int'l. Film Festival ---
CRITIC'S PICK! [T]ender...faces terminal illness with a refreshing emotional candor. Distinguished by a modestly discreet directing style that allows the actors to shine, My Little Sister offers neither false uplift nor dreary realism. The photography is bright and lustrous, the tone vital and purposeful. - Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
Superb performances by Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger ground this moving, unfussy Swiss drama of twin siblings whose bond is tested by leukemia... Chuat and Reymond's direction is delicate and unobtrusive, in tune with their calmly deep-digging actors. - Guy Lodge, Variety
Chuat and Reymond take their time unspooling a graceful drama that twists the tear-soaked conventions of the cancer drama into something raw and satisfying. - Kate Erbland, IndieWire
My Little Sister is an affecting, emotionally truthful experience.... [Nina Hoss] delivers a raw, compelling, performance.... - Lee Marshall, Screen Daily
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With sophistication and restraint, My Little Sister tells an engrossing tale of sibling love. Written and directed by Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond with superb control and insight.... - Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
The film's a showcase for Hoss, ... a performance of raw feeling..... My Little Sister comes from an unusual creative team: Stephanie Chuat and Veronique Reymond, Swiss friends from childhood who write and direct films together. This time, they're collaborating with an actress willing to take a blind leap and bring us with her. It's a bracing trip, a work of daredevil nerve that serves as its own reward. - Ty Burr, Boston Globe
My Little Sister is frank and poignant, with first-rate performances.... - Carlos Aguilar, The Los Angeles Times
The quiet wonder of My Little Sister, Switzerland's Oscar entry, is its cumulative effect. --Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Package Dimensions : 7.56 x 5.31 x 0.63 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Director : Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
- Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 40 minutes
- Release date : April 13, 2021
- Actors : Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller, Jens Albinus
- Studio : Film Movement
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
