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When We Were Sisters streaming

2024 Movie Switzerland, Greece Drama

By: Lisa Brühlmann With: Carlos Leal, Lisa Brühlmann, Paula Rappaport, Malou Mösli

1996: Fifteen-year-old Valeska is going on vacation to Crete with her mother Monica. Jacques, her mother's new boyfriend, and his daughter Lena, who Valeska doesn't get along with at first, are joining them. Slowly, however, a fri...

Festival Achievements

Zurich Film Festival 2024

Selections:

Feature Film Competition

Mood

Bittersweet

Coming-Of-Age

Emotional

Melancholic

Reflective

Cast & Crew

Lisa Brühlmann

Malou Mösli

Paula Rappaport

Carlos Leal

Lisa Brühlmann (Director)

Cinematic Technique

Close-Up

Intimate Framing

Natural Lighting

Narrative Structure

Coming-Of-Age

Family Drama

Pace

Contemplative

Deliberate

Slow-Paced

Style

Character-Driven

Intimate

Naturalistic

Time-Period

1990S Setting

Central Conflict

Emotional Independence

Family Tensions

Characters

Jacques

Lena

Monica

Valeska

Ending

Emotional Growth

Family Separation

Historical Context

1990S

Post-Cold War Europe

Key Plot Points

Family Breakup

Friendship Between Girls

Mother'S New Relationship

Vacation In Greece

Plot

Coming-Of-Age

Emancipation

Family Conflict

Family Dynamics

Friendship

Friendship Development

Mother-Daughter Relationship

Vacation In Crete

Setting

Crete

Mediterranean

Vacation

Shooting Location

Crete

Greece

Theme

Adolescence

Emotional Growth

Family Dynamics

Family Relationships

Friendship

Personal Growth

Personal Independence

Genre

Coming-Of-Age

Drama

Family Drama

Relationship

Audiences

Adults

Family Viewers

Family-Oriented

Teenagers

Teens

Titles

When We Were Sisters

Production Countries

Germany

Switzerland

Release Year

2024

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