Just as Stella enters the exciting world of adolescence she discovers that her big sister and role model Katja is hiding an eating disorder. A story about jealousy, love and betrayal.
If Lenken’s script occasionally veers into broad-strokes TV territory My Skinny Sister still marks her out as a promising new filmmaker.
The performances are good but the resolution is too smooth in this story of a girl who stumbles upon her idolised elder sister’s eating disorder.
It’s well worth seeking out.
An authoritative take on how a severe eating disorder affects a family.
A Swedish story of sisters bound by love, secrecy and jealousy is given insight and warmth by its director’s personal experience.
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