''Mon frère'' is a 2019 French

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film directed and co-written by

Julien Abraham Julien Abraham (born 14 May 1976 in Enghien-les-Bains) is a French film director and screenwriter. Biography Prior becoming a filmmaker, he studied Economics and Management at the University of Paris (post-1970), Sorbonne. His first film as a ...

, starring French rapper MHD. The plot revolves around Teddy (MHD) a young man who is accused of the murder of his violent father, when trying to protect his little brother from him. Teddy is then sent to a

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, waiting for his trial for

patricide Patricide is (i) the act of killing one's own father, or (ii) a person who kills their own father or stepfather. The word ''patricide'' derives from the Greek word ''pater'' (father) and the Latin suffix ''-cida'' (cutter or killer). Patricid ...

Cast

* Mohamed "MHD" Sylla as Teddy * Darren Muselet as Enzo * Aïssa Maïga as Claude *

Jalil Lespert Jalil Lespert (born 11 May 1976) is a French actor, screenwriter and director. Life and career Born to an ethnic French (Pied-Noir) father, actor Jean Lespert, and an Algerian mother, who is an attorney and a jurist, Lespert first studied law, ...

as Igor * Youssouf Gueye as Andy *

Hiam Abbass Hiam Abbass ( ar, هيام عباس, he, היאם עבאס; born 30 November 1960), also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director. Personal life Hiam Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. She was raised ...

as Mme Miroun * Lisette Malidor as the grandmother * Mark Grosy as the father * Neva Kehouane as the mother * Almamy Kanoute as Papou * Fatima Ait Bounoua as the French teacher * Mathieu Longatte as Olivier (credited as Matthieu Longuatte) * Najeto Injai as Mo * Hakou Benosmane as Unsal * Didier Michon as Moïse

Production

''Mon frère'' marks the film debut of French rapper Mohamed Sylla, also known as MHD, who rose to success in the mid-2010s through songs he published online. During production, MHD was arrested by French police and charged with second-degree murder in January 2019 following investigation into the death of a man in the streets of Paris. MHD, who claimed his innocence, was still

remanded in custody Remand, also known as pre-trial detention, preventive detention, or provisional detention, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence. A person who is on remand is held i ...

at the time of the film's release.

Release

''Mon frère'' was released in French theaters on July 31, 2019.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mon frere 2019 films 2010s French-language films French drama films Hood films Netflix original films 2010s American films 2010s French films 2019 drama films BAC Films films