Winner of the Silver Bear at the 2012 Berlinale

Twelve-year-old Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) lives with his unemployed older sister Louise (Léa Seydoux) in near poverty in the valley below a wealthy Swiss ski resort. To support them both, he travels daily to the “white gold” of the mountain where he steals from cashed-up tourists, including Kristin (Gillian Anderson). But things get complicated when Simon joins forces with a dodgy seasonal worker - threatening the siblings' fragile relationship.

Actor Klein was first seen in director Ursula Meier's Home (MIFF 09), for which he won the Swiss Film Prize for Best Emerging Actor. Together with Seydoux, the two have again delivered a moving, assured film that echoes the emotional power of the Dardenne brothers (The Kid With a Bike, MIFF 11).

“Evoking a lost childhood with bittersweet intent, Sister bears the mark of a filmmaker with supreme control over her material.” - Indiewire

D Ursula Meier P Denis Freyd, Ruth Waldburger S Antoine Jaccoud, Ursula Meier Dist Palace Films L French, English w/English subtitles TD DCP/2012