As 4 Filhas de Olfa

...fact and fiction mix in mother’s heartbreak over Islamic State.

...successfully bypasses the traps of the gratuitous.

...a rare and deeply penetrating film for the uncommonly sensitive, joined-up view of human behavior that it takes, its compelling central figure, and Eya and Tayssir’s astonishing bravery.

...emotionally wrenching look at why two Tunisian girls turned to fundamentalism.

A harrowing metafiction about trauma and radicalization.

...what ensues is not simply the story of a family but a tour de force examination of women’s place in the world and the costs of how they choose to cope with it.