[A] beguiling but frustrating family drama.

This heart-wrenching French drama is epic in storytelling scope and laser-focused on the most minute emotional shifts of its deeply sympathetic characters.

Un petit frère, accurately reflects the triangulated structure of the narrative which passes like a baton from character to character, building a nuanced portrait of familial love but also of neglect and pain.

Like Rose as a flatmate, it's a little too much in a small space. Not that the wretchedness of Rose’s life can or should be avoided or ignored: Full marks to Serraille and Lengronne for making her mark.