“My Skinny Sister” is a foreign film directed by Sanna Lenken starring Rebecka Josephson (Stella) and Amy Deasismont (Katja). It is rated PG-13 and is a drama film surrounding a family and their struggles with adolescence. Stella is a pre-teen who idolizes her older sister Katja. She dreams of becoming a great figure skater like her, who practices every single day. After some troubling fights, Stella discovers Her sister 's eating disorder. The realization of her sisters disorder tears her family apart and forces them to grow and become stronger than before. This film takes place in Sweden and is written and directed by Sanna Lenken.
This film had a believable and realistic storyline. The characters Stella (Rebecka Josephson) and Katja (Amy Deasismont) connected as sisters. The fights they had were very realistic and were then balanced by their loving sisterly moments. Stella had respect for her older sister, like many younger siblings do and when she found out about Katja’s eating disorder, it started to tear her world apart, which showed that she really cared about her sisters well being, even after the fights they had about it. The acting done by Amy Deasismont was very good, she really got into character and made it her own. She was able to hold herself up and act like an older sister who only wants the best, even if that meant doing every single thing
…show more content…
This film was very good and was was unlike any other that I had watched. One film that had a similar story is “Perfect Body” directed by Douglas Barr. It is the story of a young girl who has the desire to be in the Olympics. This girl is given the offer to train with a leading coach for the U.S. and is then pressured to lose weight by her new coach. The girl chooses to starve herself to prove that she really wants her goal. “My Skinny Sister” was a good film, and I rate it 7/10