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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 GraĂŻaa Mouldi Kriden Salha Nasraoui |
Cinematography | Vincent Gonneville |
Edited by | Anouk DeschĂŞnes |
Music by | Peter Venne |
Production companies | Cinétéléfilms Midi la Nuit |
Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
Release date |
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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 and released in September 2018.
Summary※
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.
Production※
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.
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.
Accolades※
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film. In December 2018, it was named in the TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.
At the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, the film won the Prix Iris for Best Short Film. The film received a nomination for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
References※
- ^ Jason Sondhi, "Ikhwène (Brotherhood)". Short of the Week, October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Portrait de Regard: Meryam Joobeur". Voir, March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tunisia takes a cinematic look at jihadists". The Economist, November 8, 2018.
- ^ Eric Lavallée, "A Bond That Breaks: Meryam Joobeur’s “Motherhood” Readying For Festival Launch in ’23". Ion Cinema, June 20, 2022.
- ^ "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, September 16, 2018.
- ^ "’Anthropocene’ tops TIFF’s top 10 Canadian films list". Canadian Press, December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Ricardo Trogi, Debbie Lynch-White et Émilie Bierre: gagnants au Gala Québec Cinéma". Voir, June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Montreal-based filmmaker Meryam Joobeur gets Oscar nomination". CBC News Montreal, January 13, 2020.
External links※
- Brotherhood at IMDb
- MUBI
- 2018 films
- Qatari drama films
- Swedish short films
- Swedish drama films
- Arabic-language Canadian films
- Tunisian short films
- Tunisian drama films
- Canadian drama short films
- 2010s Canadian films
- 2010s Swedish films
- Best Live Action Short Film Jutra and Iris Award winners
- Films directed by Meryam Joobeur
- Qatari short films