THE OPINION OF THE “WORLD” – MUST SEE
Settled in Brest with their mother for many years, two brothers of Serbian origin live in anticipation of a return to the country, an undesirable prospect for one of them, Emilijan, who only dreams of staying in France with his girlfriend. Barely out of prison, where he was serving a sentence after a murder resulting from a gear caused by a crime committed by the two brothers when they were children, their uncle tries both to compromise them in shady activities and to prepare for a return home.
Sylvain Labrosse’s first feature film, Brothers in arms is part of both family tragedy and film noir. Denouncing the deadly force of a patriarchal logic and an atavistic transmission of violence, he describes the struggle of a young man fighting against the fatality of blood ties. The story is thus nourished by a suspense (will Emilijan escape his curse?) Made credible by a certain documentary precision (the environment described is that of the dockers of Brest) and the conviction of the actors.
French film by Sylvain Labrosse. With Vincent Rottiers, Kévin Azaïs, Pauline Parigot (1 h 21). www.destinydistribution.com/distribution/freres-d-arme