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Brotherhood

Meryam Joobeur · Tunisia · Drama · 25 min · 100K views

Directed by Meryam Joobeur · Starring Kais Ayari, Mohamed Grayaâ, Mouldi Kriden, Jasmin Lazid · 2018

A hardened shepherd in rural Tunisia is shaken when his eldest son returns home after a long absence, bringing a mysterious young wife and questions no one in the family wants to ask.

Hauntingly beautiful and deeply tense, this Oscar-nominated Tunisian drama is a masterclass in faces, silence and simmering family conflict.

One of the most acclaimed shorts of recent memory—a 2020 Oscar nominee, and a Shorts Award Winner. Mohamed is a shepherd in rural Tunisia with his wife and two young sons. Their world is shaken when the oldest son return

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