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Fat Girl (2001)
"À ma soeur!" (original title)

Unrated  |   |  Drama  |  7 March 2001 (France)
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A Ma Soeur! is a provocative and shocking drama about sibling rivalry, family discord and relationships. Elena is 15, beautiful and flirtatious. Her less confident sister, Anais, is 12, and... See full summary »

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Anaïs Reboux ...
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Fernando
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Mother
Romain Goupil ...
François Pingot / Father
Laura Betti ...
Fernando's Mother
Albert Goldberg ...
The Killer
Odette Barrière ...
Friend at Residence
Ann Matthijsse ...
Friend at Residence
Pierre Renverseau ...
Friend at Residence
Jean-Marc Boulanger ...
Friend at Residence
Frederick Bodin ...
Waiter
Michel Guillemin ...
Janitor
Josette Cathalan ...
Saleswoman
Claude Sesé ...
Police Officer (as Claude Sese)
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A Ma Soeur! is a provocative and shocking drama about sibling rivalry, family discord and relationships. Elena is 15, beautiful and flirtatious. Her less confident sister, Anais, is 12, and constantly eats. On holiday, Elena meets a young Italian student who is determined to seduce her. Anais is forced to watch in silence, conspiring with the lovers, but harbouring jealousy and similar desires. Their actions, however, have unforeseen tragic consequences for the whole family. Written by Blackstar

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A new provocation from the director of "Romance"

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Fat Girl  »

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$31,237 (USA) (12 October 2001)

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$724,116 (USA) (21 March 2003)
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Won 5 major international awards within 2 years. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Police Officer: She says he took her in the woods, but he didn't rape her.
Anaïs Pingot: If you don't want to believe me, then don't.
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Vene Carnevale
Music by Pierluigi Balducci
Music by Aldo De Palma & Franco Quatela
Performed by Tavernanova
Published by Compagnia Nuove Indye (Italy) & Jaune Citron (France)
Used with the kind permission of Compagnia Nuove Indye (Italy)
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Devastation
4 December 2001 | by (Cambridge, Mass.) – See all my reviews

This is a film that is difficult to say you "liked." It gives a view of the different facets of cruelty. Anais (the "Fat Girl" of the title) is buffeted with cruelty and indifference at every turn--that directed toward her and that she witnesses. Her corpulence is both an attempt to insulate herself against these assaults but at the same time, indicative of her internalization of them. But ultimately, the film is similarly an assault on the viewer, be warned. It stings.


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