Brotherhood (2018 film)
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Sarra Ben Hassen
Maria Gracia Turgeon
Meryam Joobeur
Mohamed Graïaa
Mouldi Kriden
Salha Nasraoui
| Brotherhood | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| 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 |
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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[1] and released in September 2018.[2] 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] 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]
The film is set and filmed in the Sajnan region of northern Tunisia and the brother actors found while Joobeur and cinematographer Vincent Gonneville were scouting the area for a different project, crossing paths with the brothers in a field as they were herding their flock of sheep.[2]