My Skinny Sister

My Skinny Sister (Min lilla syster, 2015) is a Swedish drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Sanna Lenken's debut feature follows twelve-year-old Stella, who has always lived in her older sister Katja's shadow — Katja is talented on ice and gets all the attention at home.

When Stella notices Katja barely eats, Katja swears her to silence. Rebecka Josephson plays Stella and Amy Deasismont plays Katja, and neither pushes into melodrama. The eating disorder surfaces through repetition and silence rather than collapse scenes. The figure skating looks beautiful. The house is quietly coming apart.

Lenken drew on her own experience writing this, and the specificity saves it from becoming an issue film. Stream My Skinny Sister online on iFILM.