Katia's Sister
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Jolien Laarman
by Andrés Barba
| Katia's Sister | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Het zusje van Katja | |
| Directed by | Mijke de Jong |
| Screenplay by | Jan Eilander Jolien Laarman |
| Based on | La hermana de Katia by Andrés Barba |
| Produced by | Hans de Wolf |
| Starring | Betty Qizmolli Julia Seijkens Olga Louzgina |
| Cinematography | Ton Peters |
| Edited by | Dorith Vinken |
| Music by | Leo Anemaet |
| Distributed by | A-Film Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Box office | $6,751[1] |
Katia's Sister (Dutch: Het Zusje van Katia) is a 2008 film directed by Mijke de Jong. It was adapted by Jan Eilander and Jolien Laarman from a 2001 novel written by Andrés Barba. The film premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival and won two Golden Calf awards.
Lucia is a young woman living in Amsterdam. She idolises her beautiful older sister Katia, who is drifting towards the sex industry. Their mother is from Russia and works as a sex worker in the red-light district.
Cast
- Betty Qizmolli as Lucia, Katia's sister
- Julia Seijkens as Katia
- Olga Louzgina as the mother of Lucia and Katia
- Ian Bok as John Turner
- Marwan Kenzari as Giac
Production
The film was adapted by Jan Eilander and Jolien Laarman from the 2001 novel La hermana de Katia by Andrés Barba, moving the setting from Madrid to Amsterdam. It was the second in a trilogy of films directed by Mijke de Jong about young women becoming adults.[2] She commented that "all my films are about showing characters compassionately".[3]
It premiered on 25 September 2008 at the Stadsschouwburg in Utrecht during the Netherlands Film Festival.[4] At the festival, the film was nominated for six awards, winning the Golden Calf for Best Script and the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress.[5] It won the Silver Giraldillo, a prize worth 30,000 euros, at the Seville European Film Festival.[6][7] The film was also nominated for a Golden Leopard and won the Special Mention Award from the Youth Jury at the Locarno International Film Festival.[8]
The worldwide takings for the film were $6,751.[1]