Brotherhood (2018 film)

Brotherhood (Ikhwène) is a short film, directed by Meryam Joobeur[1] and released in September 2018.[2]

Brotherhood
Ikhwène
Directed byMeryam Joobeur
Produced byHabib Attia
Sarra Ben Hassen
Maria Gracia Turgeon
Meryam Joobeur
Written byMeryam Joobeur
StarringKais Ayari
Mohamed Graïaa
Mouldi Kriden
Salha Nasraoui
Music byPeter Venne
CinematographyVincent Gonneville
Edited byAnouk Deschênes
Production
companies
Cinétéléfilms
Midi la Nuit
Release date
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time
25 minutes
CountryCanada
Tunisia
Qatar
Sweden
LanguageArabic

Summary

A co-production of companies from Canada, Tunisia, Qatar and Sweden, the film explores the tensions within a Tunisian family when a man who has been away for several years returns home with a new Syrian wife who wears the full niqab, igniting his father's suspicions that his son has been working for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3]

Inspiration

The film's title was chosen to reflect both the familial connotations of the word "brotherhood" and its use in the name of the controversial Islamist organization Muslim Brotherhood.[2]

Accolades

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[4] In December 2018, it was named in the TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[5]

At the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, the film won the Prix Iris for Best Short Film.[6] The film received a nomination for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[7]

References
  1. Jason Sondhi, "Ikhwène (Brotherhood)". Short of the Week, October 2, 2019.
  2. "Portrait de Regard: Meryam Joobeur". Voir, March 16, 2019.
  3. "Tunisia takes a cinematic look at jihadists". The Economist, November 8, 2018.
  4. "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
  5. "’Anthropocene’ tops TIFF’s top 10 Canadian films list". Canadian Press, December 5, 2018.
  6. "Ricardo Trogi, Debbie Lynch-White et Émilie Bierre: gagnants au Gala Québec Cinéma". Voir, June 3, 2019.
  7. "Montreal-based filmmaker Meryam Joobeur gets Oscar nomination". CBC News Montreal, January 13, 2020.
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