Brotherhood (2018 film)

2018 Canadian film

Brotherhood

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Ikhwène
Directed by| Meryam Joobeur
Written by| Meryam Joobeur
Produced by| Habib Attia
Sarra Ben Hassen
Maria Gracia Turgeon
Meryam Joobeur
Starring| Kais Ayari
Mohamed Graïaa
Mouldi Kriden
Salha Nasraoui
Cinematography| Vincent Gonneville
Edited by| Anouk Deschênes
Music by| Peter Venne

Production
companies

Cinétéléfilms
Midi la Nuit

Distributed by| Travelling Distribution

Release date

* September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)

Running time

| 25 minutes
Countries| Canada
Tunisia
Qatar
Sweden
Language| Arabic
Box office| $330,661

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

## Summary

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The film explores the tensions within a Tunisian family when the biggest son, who has been away for one year, 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]

## Production

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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]

Joobeur's feature directorial debut Who Do I Belong To (Mé el Aïn), premiering in 2024, centres on a similar scenario but features some key story differences, including changing the central character from a father to a mother.[4]

## Accolades

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The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[5] In December 2018, it was named in the TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[6]

At the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, the film won the Prix Iris for Best Short Film.[7] The film received a nomination for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Jason Sondhi, "Ikhwène (Brotherhood)". Short of the Week, October 2, 2019.
2. ^ a b "Portrait de Regard: Meryam Joobeur". Voir, March 16, 2019.
3. ^ "Tunisia takes a cinematic look at jihadists". The Economist, November 8, 2018.
4. ^ Eric Lavallée, "A Bond That Breaks: Meryam Joobeur’s “Motherhood” Readying For Festival Launch in ’23". Ion Cinema, June 20, 2022.
5. ^ "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
6. ^ "’Anthropocene’ tops TIFF’s top 10 Canadian films list". Canadian Press, December 5, 2018.
7. ^ "Ricardo Trogi, Debbie Lynch-White et Émilie Bierre: gagnants au Gala Québec Cinéma". Voir, June 3, 2019.
8. ^ "Montreal-based filmmaker Meryam Joobeur gets Oscar nomination". CBC News Montreal, January 13, 2020.

## External links

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* Brotherhood at IMDb
* MUBI

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