Four sisters, regarded as The Sisters Kardos, live away from their parents in New York. The four sisters share the same father, but two have different mothers. Their parents contracted Covid-19 and they were quarantined in Italy. Not long after that, they passed away. Four of them must face this reality with the addition of the serious health and social threat that threaten the nation.
This movie entails several historical events that threaten the health and security of all Americans. These events should not be forgotten by all of us. The Covid-19 outbreak took millions of lives away. The memories of losing any family member due to Covid-19 are not something that people want to remember back.
The movie also includes the murder of George Floyd incident. It affected all Americans, even the global nation. People took to the streets and protest the incident. Black Lives Matter's campaign commenced and people around the world participated. The protest did not only happen in America, it also happened in other countries. People around the world felt pain, unfairness, and dissatisfaction with this racial issue.
In the movie, even though the Kardos sisters are not involved in this incident, they can feel the unfairness. One of the sisters, Sam (played by actress Gina Gagliano), slowly felt something about the incident and she went to the protest with her cousin. Hence, this movie portrayed and highlighted two of the most significant events that happened in the lives of all Americans during the past years. We can feel the reality of these tragic events when they are portrayed in the movie.
This movie applies a unique approach to understanding the different characters in the movie. Even though the four sisters share the same blood and live together, they have different personalities from each other. The movie shows flashbacks, which is a good way for the audience to have a deeper understanding of the characters, which includes their background and experience. They have particular and different childhoods from each other, which shape their characters and personalities in the future.
We start with the eldest sister, Carolyn (played by actress Gia Galardi). She was able to flashback to the moment when her father met her mother. She was able to see the incident from a third-person perspective. She would want her own mother to not marry her father because they were young and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision for them to get married. However, the reality is fixed. She could not change her past. Thus, she become the eldest sister in the family and took up the responsibility to take care of her younger sisters when both her parents left them. This movie tragically portrayed all the events that the eldest sister would go through, which include her emotions, thoughts, and behaviour. She would need to be selfish sometimes to protect herself and others.
The second sister is Jen (played by actress Searra Sawka). She shares the same mother as Lucy. Jen is normally the family member who is not the spotlight in the family. However, throughout the movie, she also played an important role in taking care of her sisters and becoming the co-lead in the family. She also had her own issues and she did not wish to share them with others as she was afraid that it could be a burden for others. These qualities of the second child in the family are portrayed well in the movie.
The third sister is Sam. Her mother suffered from mental health issues and she was left inside a dumpster until she was found. She constantly felt left out. Her flashback in the movie brought her back to when her father met her mother. She also watched how her mother became mentally disturbed. Sam always felt that she was thrown into the family but in the end, she interacted well with her sisters. The movie portrayed her struggles well in her way of growing up.
The youngest sister is Lucy (played by actress Josie Hull). She had a lively personality and was well taken care of by her older sisters. Moreover, her mother also took care of her very much and would like to brag about her to others. However, Lucy did not wish to shine above her beloved sister. She would like to share the spotlight together with her sisters and would like to live more freely. This movie portrayed the free spirit of the youngest sibling in the family.
The actors in The Sisters Kardos portrayed the realistic lives of the people who face those several tragic events during the outbreak of Covid-19. Gia Galardi played her role well as the eldest sister very well, as she was taking charge of the family. Searra Sawka played a quieter role as the second sister. Gina Gagliano's facial expression as the sister who is not wanted in the family touches the heart of children who feel they are abandoned by the family. Finally, Josie Hull, gives a lively performance.
The Sisters Kardos portrayed the reality faced by all nations around the world. The realities in the movie could lead us to reflect on our experience during the Covid-19 crisis. Even though the subject matter of the movie might not be what you expected, it touches our hearts with the experience we have been through during that difficult moment.
