Four Daughters

"Rarely does Ben Hania's film feel exploitative or manipulative... (it) is radical in its honesty and courage."

"The gripping true story... is overlaid with fictional, self-analysing elements in fascinating if not always convincing ways."

"A rare and deeply penetrating film."

"It is just extraordinary."

"A distinctive, daring and original work."

"These women have such a presence on screen that their sympathy drives the movie."

"Cathartic, affecting and original."

"A revelatory, poignant blend of drama, memory, and self-scrutiny."

"Grips you with its novel approach to so-called truth-telling before lapsing into something a little more conventional."

"A thoroughly bold, frequently brave and occasionally quite funny experiment."

"Despite the documentary’s exciting hybridity, the conceit is more interesting in theory than it is in practice."

"A harrowing metafiction about trauma and radicalisation."

"A haunting documentary with the uncomfortable intimacy of group therapy."

"A triumph of layered storytelling."

"A heartbreaker about mothers and daughters, the cruelty of repression and the slippery but revealing nature of performance."

"One of the best films of 2023"