Brotherhood (2021)
By: Francesco Montagner
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.
Film Crew
Director: Francesco Montagner
Writer: Francesco Montagner, Alessandro Padovani
Cinematographer: Prokop Souček
Film editor: Valentina Cicogna
Producer: Pavla Janoušková Kubečková
Co-producer: Nadia Trevisan, Alberto Fasulo
Executive producer: Tomáš Hrubý, Francesco Montagner, Nadia Trevisan
Producer: Nutprodukce, Nefertiti Film srl, RAI Cinema
Commissioning Editor: Muhammad Refaat
Festivals & Awards
Locarno IFF 2021 (Pardo d'oro in the Cineasti del presente competition)
AJB DOC 2021 (Special Mention)
Annecy Cinéma Italien 2021
CinEast Luxembourg 2021
São Paulo IFF 2021
Alice nella città (within Rome IFF) 2021
Ji.hlava IDF 2021 (Main Award in the Czech Joy Competition & Best
Cinematography for Prokop Souček)
Visioni Italiane 2021
Verzio HRFF 2021 (Special Mention)
DOC NYC 2021
RIDM 2021
Pordenone Docs Fest 2021
Belgrade Auteur FF 2021
Cairo IFF 2021
Les Arcs 2021
Festival del Cinema di Porretta Terme 2021
IDSFF Kerala 2021
Sottodiciotto Film Festival 2021
Rotterdam IFF 2022
DocPoint Helsinki 2022
Miradasdoc 2022
True/False 2022
Thessaloniki IDF 2022
Sofia IFF 2022
ZagrebDOX 2022
Febiofest Bratislava 2022
CPH:DOX 2022
Cleveland IFF 2022
One World Prague 2022
Crossing Europe 2022
Millenium FF Brussels 2022
Taiwan IDF 2022
Millenium Docs Against Gravity 2022