Fat Girl (2001)

Original title

À ma sœur !

Directed by

Catherine Breillat

Genre

drama film, art film, coming-of-age film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 257 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters, one overweight and one slender, spend a summer vacation with their family. The film explores their evolving relationship, sexual awakening, and the painful dynamics between them.

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What happens

Fat Girl (French: À ma sœur!, lit. 'To My Sister!') is a 2001 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Catherine Breillat, and starring Anaïs Reboux and Roxane Mesquida. It was released in certain English-speaking countries under the alternative titles For My Sister and Story of a Whale. The film's plot follows two young sisters as they deal with coming-of-age, sibling rivalry, and desire while on vacation with their family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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