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Fat Girl

Original title: À ma soeur!
  • 20012001
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  • 1h 26m
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6.4/10
12K
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À ma soeur! (2001)
  • Drama
Two sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.Two sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.Two sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
12K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Catherine Breillat
  • Writer
    • Catherine Breillat
  • Stars
    • Anaïs Reboux
    • Roxane Mesquida
    • Libero De Rienzo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Catherine Breillat
  • Writer
    • Catherine Breillat
  • Stars
    • Anaïs Reboux
    • Roxane Mesquida
    • Libero De Rienzo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 99User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos1

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    À ma soeur! (2001)
    Anaïs Reboux in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Laura Betti in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Anaïs Reboux in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Libero De Rienzo and Roxane Mesquida in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Roxane Mesquida in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Anaïs Reboux in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Anaïs Reboux in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Libero De Rienzo and Roxane Mesquida in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Romain Goupil and Arsinée Khanjian in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Anaïs Reboux in À ma soeur! (2001)
    Roxane Mesquida in À ma soeur! (2001)

    Top cast

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    Anaïs Reboux
    Anaïs Reboux
    • Anaïs Pingotas Anaïs Pingot
    Roxane Mesquida
    Roxane Mesquida
    • Elena Pingotas Elena Pingot
    Libero De Rienzo
    Libero De Rienzo
    • Fernandoas Fernando
    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • Motheras Mother
    Romain Goupil
    • François Pingotas François Pingot…
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Fernando's Motheras Fernando's Mother
    Albert Goldberg
    • The Killeras The Killer
    Odette Barrière
    • Friend at Residenceas Friend at Residence
    Ann Matthijsse
    • Friend at Residenceas Friend at Residence
    Pierre Renverseau
    Pierre Renverseau
    • Friend at Residenceas Friend at Residence
    Jean-Marc Boulanger
    • Friend at Residenceas Friend at Residence
    Frederick Bodin
    • Waiteras Waiter
    Michel Guillemin
    • Janitoras Janitor
    Josette Cathalan
    • Saleswomanas Saleswoman
    Claude Sésé
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
    • (as Claude Sese)
    Marc Samuel
    • Inspectoras Inspector
    • Director
      • Catherine Breillat
    • Writer
      • Catherine Breillat
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    Storyline

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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. —Blackstar
    • rape
    • loss of virginity
    • female frontal nudity
    • rape victim
    • sexual abuse
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    • Taglines
      • A new provocation from the director of "Romance"
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A man was arrested by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency in July of 2003 for importing a copy into Canada, on the grounds that the movie constituted obscene material.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Anaïs Pingot: When I hate you, I look at you and then I can't.

    • Alternate versions
      When released on home video in the UK, this title was cut by 1 minute and 28 seconds to cut down a scene of sexual assault. Ireland banned it altogether.
    • Connections
      Featured in SexTV: Nobuyoshi Araki/The Music of X: The Soundtrack of Sex/Catherine Breillat (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Social Climber
      Performed by Laura Betti

    User reviews99

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A polished film from Breillat on her usual themes of sexuality
    Director Breillat is back and, as she did with "Romance", pushing the bounds of censorship in an intellectually challenging fashion. The story follows the sexual development of two sisters in their early teens. Their middle class family embody the usual social mores and protective attitudes. Moreover, the story makes us aware of the legal dilemma of under age sex, undertaken as a matter of conscious choice and with proper protection by the 15-year old (older) sister with a boyfriend only a few years her senior (ie the relationship would be legal in Netherlands but not in many countries, including France). These are two fairly "normal" sisters, although the younger one is excessively overweight and only fantasizes about getting a boyfriend. There is some possible interpretation that the 15-year old's psychological development would progress more soundly were she not (initially) fettered by taboos over her own virginity. In one scene, a TV in the background has a Breillat-type character being interviewed and giving her philosophy about the intrinsic nature of sex, how it is something common to us all and that can be understood by anyone, and that we are all alike inasmuch as no-one is perfect. The characters and scenes are painted brilliantly, the sibling rivalry coupled with intense sisterly bonding, the mother driving at night and, as many people will have, with a lack of sleep and so not as perfectly safely as normal. It is the realism and ordinariness of the situations that keep us on the edge of our seats. The dialogue has the realism that suggests youngsters may have suggested some of the lines, with their observations that have the power to startle us out of complacency. The use of actors so young in fairly explicit scenes will be a matter of great concern, but Breillat is serious about her work and convinces us that she is not pandering to sensationalism but raising valid questions about how we effectively handle the challenges presented by precocious adolescents. The film is more polished than Breillat's earlier work and has an unnerving denouement, well-delivered.
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    • Chris_Docker
    • Aug 13, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 2001 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • À Ma Soeur!
    • Filming locations
      • La Palmyre, Saintonge, Charente, France
    • Production companies
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • CB Films
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $725,854
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,237
      • Oct 14, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $765,705
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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