My Skinny Sister

Jan 25, 2015

1h 45m

★ 6.9

Overview

Just as Stella enters the exciting world of adolescence she discovers that her big sister and role model Katja is hiding an eating disorder. The disease slowly tears the family apart. A story about jealousy, love and betrayal told with warmth, depth and laughter - on and off the ice.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

tangy

Fortune Cookie Filmproduktion

SVT

ARTE

Film i Väst

My Skinny Sister Trailers

Cast

Stella

Rebecka Josephson

Katja

Amy Deasismont

Lasse

Henrik Norlén

Karin

Annika Hallin

Jacob

Maxim Mehmet

Figure skating coach

Emelie Strömberg

Iga

Ellen Lindbom

Teacher

Karin de Frumerie

Henrik

Hugo Wijk

Andres

Noam Asseraf

Girl in class

Selma Tångefjord Ryme

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