After winning an award at Cannes where it premiered in competition, Hafsia Herzi ‘s film “The Little Sister” has officially kicked off the French awards season, taking the Louis Delluc prize from critics.

The ceremony was hosted today (Dec. 10) at the Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs-Élysées. A second prize, called Prix Louis Delluc for first film went to Valentine Cadic for “Le rendez-vous de l’été,” which is set against the backdrop of the Paris’ Olympic Games and opened this year at the Berlinale.

“ The Little Sister ,” which marks the third feature film helmed by Herzi, tells the coming-of-age story about a French-Algerian teenager exploring her sexuality while navigating her Muslim faith. The film was adapted from the novel by Fatima Daas which was brought to Herzi by Juli

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