My Brother the Devil (2012)

Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London.

Director:

Sally El Hosaini

Writer:

Sally El Hosaini

Stars:

James Floyd, Elarica Johnson, Fady Elsayed

9 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Floyd	...	Rashid
Fady Elsayed	...	Mo
Anthony Welsh	...	Izzi
Amira Ghazalla	...	Hanan
Nasser Memarzia	...	Abdul-Aziz
Aymen Hamdouchi	...	Repo
Arnold Oceng	...	Aj
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Sayyid
Shyam Kelly	...	Devonte
McKell David	...	Demon's Boy (as McKell Celaschi-David)
Zachary Scipio	...	Demon's Younger 1
Ryan Townsend	...	Demon's Younger 2
Malachi Kirby	...	J-Boy
Kemi Martin	...	J-Boy's Girl
Mohammed Mansary	...	Faisal

Storyline

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 is 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.

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Plot Keywords:

gay couple | gay slur | brother brother relationship | arab | closeted homosexual | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

A bátyám árnyékában

Filming Locations:

Repton Boxing Club, Cheshire Street, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,305, 24 March 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,305, 24 March 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rooks Nest Entertainment,Wild Horses Film Company,Film-Clinic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 56th BFI London Film Festival (2012)

User Reviews

Beautiful, authentic and hard hitting

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.