Katia's Sister

Katia's Sister (2008)

Het zusje van Katia

An intimate look into the life of a 13 year old girl in northern Amsterdam who 'looses' her Russian mother and older sister to the cruel world of prostitution. Little sister remains alone in a flat at the IJ-square. Through her unconditional love and her lack of inhibition she manages to keep her head up in the relentless world of porn, drugs, and neon ads.

Date of release
2008-10-02
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama
Director
Mijke de Jong

Casting

Interesting facts

Katia's Sister 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.

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. She commented that "all my films are about showing characters compassionately".

It premiered on August 8, 2008 at the Stadsschouwburg in Utrecht during the Netherlands Film Festival. 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. It won the Silver Giraldillo, a prize worth 30,000 euros, at the Seville European Film Festival.

The worldwide takings for the film were $6,751.

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