BROTHERHOOD

BRATRSTVÍ

By Francesco MONTAGNER

FILM HARBOUR - as SALES

Documentary - Completed 2021

Three young brothers, growing up under the shadow of their father’s influence, must each decide: which man do you want to be?

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno Film Festival 2021
Cineasti del Presente Golden Leopard - Filmmakers of the Present
Ji.hlava IDF 2021
Main Award in the Czech Joy Competition & Best Cinematography for Prokop Souček
Sao Paulo IFF 2021
DOC NYC 2021
Cairo IFF 2021
CPH:DOX 2022
HIGHLIGHTS
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Family, Second film
    • Countries
    • CZECH REPUBLIC, ITALY
    • Languages
    • BOSNIAN
    • Duration
    • 97 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Francesco MONTAGNER
    • Writer(s)
    • Francesco MONTAGNER, Prokop SOUČEK
    • Producer(s)
    • Pavla JANOUŠKOVÁ KUBEČKOVÁ (NUTPRODUKCE (CZECH REPUBLIC))
    • Synopsis
    • Jabir, Usama and Useir, are three young Bosnian brothers, born into a family of shepherds. They grew up in the shadow of their father, Ibrahim, a strict, radical Islamist preacher.

      When Ibrahim gets sentenced to two years in prison, for war participation and terrorism, the three brothers are suddenly left on their own. The absence of their father’s demands and strict commandments, changes their lives drastically.

      The brothers explore their newly acquired freedom on the difficult journey to becoming men. Growing up has never felt more intimate or exhausting, as they struggle, fight, and face each other, their own distinct identities developing in front of our eyes.

      Brotherhood is an intimate exploration of the transition from youth to manhood, the search for identity, finding love and yourself.