Sister

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests. Simon lives with his older sister in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, twelve-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. He is able to keep their little family afloat with his small-time hustles and his sister is thankful for the money he brings in. But when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.

Keywords

  • Berlinale
  • Léa Seydoux
  • Childhood
  • family

Actors

  • Yann Trégouët
  • Martin Compston
  • Gabin Lefebvre
  • Dilon Ademi
  • Kacey Mottet Klein
  • Jean-François Stévenin
  • Léa Seydoux
  • Gillian Anderson

Director

  • Ursula Meier

Drama


1h 37min


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FR


FR

France
Switzerland
2011
A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.


Simon lives with his older sister in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, twelve-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. He is able to keep their little family afloat with his small-time hustles and his sister is thankful for the money he brings in. But when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.

Cast & Crew