My Little Sister (2020 film)

My Little Sister
Film poster
Directed byStéphanie Chuat
Véronique Reymond
Written byStéphanie Chuat
Véronique Reymond
Produced byRuth Waldburger
StarringNina Hoss
Lars Eidinger
CinematographyFilip Zumbrunn
Edited byMyriam Rachmuth
Music byChristian Garcia
Release date
  • 24 February 2020 (2020-02-24) (Berlin)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageGerman

My Little Sister (German: Schwesterlein) is a 2020 Swiss drama film written and directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond and starring Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger. It premiered in the Competition section of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020 and was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. At the 2021 Swiss Film Awards, it won Best Fiction Film, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Screenplay.

Synopsis

Lisa, a playwright living in Switzerland, becomes preoccupied with helping her twin brother Sven, a well-known stage actor, after he falls seriously ill. Her efforts to support him and bring him back to the theatre begin to overshadow the rest of her life.[1][2]

Cast

Reception

Accolades

At the 2021 Swiss Film Awards, My Little Sister won Best Fiction Film, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Screenplay. It was also selected as the Swiss entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[1][2]

Critical response

The film received positive reviews from critics, with a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[4] based on 35 reviews and a score of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 13 critic reviews,[5] indicating generally favorable reviews.

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called My Little Sister a "fierce and fraught family drama",[6] while Wendy Ide of The Observer called the film a "terrific, prickly sibling drama".[7] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe called the film "a bracing trip", and "a work of daredevil nerve that serves as its own reward".[8] According to Anna Smith of Deadline Hollywood, the film is "moving without being mawkish".[9]

Later screenings

My Little Sister premiered in the Competition section of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020.[10][11] It later screened at festivals including the Stockholm International Film Festival and the Seville European Film Festival in 2020, and at the Solothurn Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival in 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Schwesterlein". Swiss Films (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Barraclough, Leo (28 August 2020). "Berlinale Film My Little Sister to Compete for International Feature Film Oscar". Variety.
  3. ^ "Schwesterlein". Filmdienst (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ "My Little Sister". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  5. ^ "My Little Sister". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  6. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (7 October 2021). "My Little Sister review – fierce and fraught family drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ^ Ide, Wendy (9 October 2021). "My Little Sister review – terrific, prickly sibling drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ Burr, Ty (13 January 2021). "In 'My Little Sister', a bond beyond understanding". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. ^ Smith, Anna (26 January 2021). "Int'l Critics Line: Anna Smith On Switzerland's Oscar Entry 'My Little Sister'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. ^ "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. ^ Dams, Tim (29 January 2020). "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety.
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