By making a parallel to Hanzel and Gretel, the film makes us see that the protagonists' lives, though seemingly happy, were always surrounded by a threatening forest. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 18, 2023

Cancer dramas come with their fair share of cliches, and this film is no different, but it’s saved by outstanding performances that keep us invested from beginning to end.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 20, 2022

Stars Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger elevate the story and give performances that capture the despair, anger, and hopelessness that a grave illness can spread.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 12, 2022

This is rather special.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 9, 2021

The great Nina Hoss is front and centre in this harrowing but beautifully made drama about the unbreakable bond between twins.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 8, 2021

A commanding central turn from the German actress Nina Hoss sustains this naturalistic cancer drama despite some overfamiliar themes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 8, 2021

Ultimately, My Little Sister is an actor's piece, a showcase for Hoss and Eidinger's sublime prowess in roles of character-focused emotional stature.

| Oct 7, 2021

It's a fierce, thoughtful drama.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 7, 2021

A beautifully subtle work of powerful cinema

| Oct 5, 2021

Bristling with different kinds of vulnerability, My Little Sister is grim, earnest and emotionally turbulent.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 29, 2021

My Little Sister may not have consistent dramatic momentum, but it's a moving and heartfelt portrayal of a sister who gives all she can and a brother who finds a way to give back. Bring tissues.

| Jun 3, 2021

This is another intimate, personal tale from writer-director duo Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond... and boasts standout scenes and characters you believe in, for all their flaws. It is also moving without being mawkish.

| Feb 9, 2021

My Little Sister is many things, but tragedy porn it is not. Once one gets on the same wavelength with the movie, a wonderful sibling relationship unfolds.

| Original Score: B | Jan 27, 2021

Despite some genuinely tear-jerking moments, My Little Sister ultimately boils down to a navel-gazing, surface-level study of an insufferable privileged family.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 23, 2021

It's a bracing trip, a work of daredevil nerve that serves as its own reward.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 19, 2021

The film doesn't work too hard for your attention because it doesn't need to. It has the goods, and it's up to you whether or not you want them.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 19, 2021

a moving character piece about the fierce bond between siblings who relied upon each other growing up with theatrical parents while forging their own path in the family's chosen art world.

| Original Score: B | Jan 16, 2021

It's emotionally powerful and not fussy... It doesn't really go in any direction that audiences expect.

| Jan 16, 2021

This story is at its most effective and affecting when it concentrates on [the central] bond ... but it's not really a story about that.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 15, 2021

In Hoss's hands, Lisa is both warm in her devotion to Sven and cold in the impulses that drive her.

| Jan 15, 2021