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Photo: (Photo : Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) My Little Sister is Switzerland s entry for the International Oscars. It is written and directed by power duo Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond, whose own sibling-like relationship inspired the movie. The Grade A- Drama movie stars Nina Hoss, the main actress for whom the co-directors built the little sister character (Lisa). The movie is shown from the perspective of Sven, played by Lars Eidinger.
Talented Siblings Struggle with Their Careers Due to Illness
Lisa and Sven are gifted artists. Lisa is a playwright and novelist, while her older (by two minutes) fraternal twin, Sven, is a celebrated theater actor. But their creative careers are halted when Sven got hit by leukemia and needed a blood marrow transplant, which his twin willingly gave.