by Lisa Brühlmann
German
English
15-year-old Valeska goes on holiday to Crete with her mother Monica (Lisa Brühlmann). Joining them are Monica's new boyfriend Jaques (Carlos Leal) and his daughter Lena, with whom Valeska initially has nothing in common. However, as the two girls start to bond, tensions rise among the adults. Seven years after winning the Golden Eye for BLUE MY MIND, Lisa Brühlmann returns to the ZFF with this touching coming-of-age drama about the joys and pitfalls of a patchwork family. 'As the director, Lisa Brühlmann masterfully insets the stage for herself as an actress. Without fearing the abyss, she lets her on-screen daughters shine. Just as she did in her debut, she launches the careers of two new talents.' – Reta Guetg
Lisa Brühlmann from Zurich is an actress, director and screenwriter. She studied acting at the Charlottenburg Drama School in Berlin and then film directing at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2017, she won three prizes at the Zurich Film Festival for her film debut BLUE MY MIND. WHEN WE WERE SISTERS celebrates its world premiere at this year's ZFF. It is the first time that Brühlmann herself takes a role in a film of hers. WHEN WE WERE SISTERS (2024) / BLUE MY MIND (2017)
