2018 Canadian film
| Brotherhood |
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 Poster |
| Ikhwène |
| Directed by | Meryam Joobeur |
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| Written by | Meryam Joobeur |
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| Produced by | Habib Attia
Sarra Ben Hassen
Maria Gracia Turgeon
Meryam Joobeur |
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| Starring | Kais Ayari
Mohamed Graïaa
Mouldi Kriden
Salha Nasraoui |
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| Cinematography | Vincent Gonneville |
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| Edited by | Anouk Deschênes |
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| Music by | Peter Venne |
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Production
companies | Cinétéléfilms
Midi la Nuit |
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| Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
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Release date |
- September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
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Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Countries | Canada
Tunisia
Qatar
Sweden |
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| Language | Arabic |
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| Box office | $330,661 |
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Brotherhood (Ikhwène) is a short film, directed by Meryam Joobeur[1] and released in September 2018.[2]
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]
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.[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
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]
