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Title: My Brother the Devil (2012)
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| James Krishna Floyd | ... | Rashid (as James Floyd) | |
| Fady Elsayed | ... | Mo | |
| Anthony Welsh | ... | Izzi | |
| Amira Ghazalla | ... | Hanan | |
| Nasser Memarzia | ... | Abdul-Aziz | |
| Aymen Hamdouchi | ... | Repo | |
| Arnold Oceng | ... | Aj | |
| Saïd Taghmaoui | ... | Sayyid | |
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Shyam Kelly | ... | Devonte |
| McKell David | ... | Demon's Boy (as McKell Celaschi-David) | |
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Zachary Scipio | ... | Demon's Younger 1 |
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Ryan Townsend | ... | Demon's Younger 2 |
| Malachi Kirby | ... | J-Boy | |
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Kemi Martin | ... | J-Boy's Girl |
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Mohammed Mansary | ... | Faisal |
Mo is a young boy growing up in a traditional Egyptian household, but beyond the front door of the family's modest London flat is a completely different world - the streets of Hackney. The impressionable Mo idolizes his handsome older brother Rashid and wants to follow in his footsteps. However, Rashid, a charismatic and shrewd member of a local gang, wants a different life for his little brother and deals drugs hoping to put Mo through college. One eventful summer, Rashid's sexual awakening forces Mo to confront his own fears and phobias and threatens to tear the brothers apart. Written by Anonymous
This was a real highlight at Sundance, an incredible movie, has all the grittiness a street film should have, but with real heart. The story is familiar, but Sally El Hosaini's script keeps it fresh by introducing unexpected twists that keep you wanting to find out what's coming next. Without giving any of those twists away, this is basically a film about two brothers and how their relationship changes as the younger one who has always looked up to the elder grows disenchanted with him, while trying to define himself as a man (which he isn't quite yet). Setting that story in the midst of London gang life pushes the poignancy of the story with great effect. Beautiful cinematography by David Raedeker and the outstanding acting of James Floyd and Fady Elsayed make this a real treat.