Olfa’s Daughters by Kawther ben Hneya (2023)
Reviewing the Tunisian Film Olfa's Daughters Written by Amira Masrour Edited by Micheal Dickens The Film Cover Olfa's Daughters has been premiered in the competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2023. Directed by Kawther ben Hneya, a Tunisian director of an already reviewed film called The Man Who Sold his Back . Trailer of the film Synopsis : the film tells the story of Olfa, a divorced woman who has four daughters but she only lives with the youngest Eya and Taysir. The eldest “were devoured by the wolf”, she said. The film reopens the wounds of the inherited trauma lived by these women who were facing life’s atrocities without the male protection. Trying hard to protect her daughters from “the curse”, Olfa encounters many hardships. Are her trials going to be successful? Is she going to save them? Characters and their analysis : We can not
