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, Iciar Bollain, Joan Dalmau, and Luis Tosar.

Plot

The plot is set in the fictional town of Fortuna. Upon a brutal parental parricide committed by Álex, his younger brother Jaime must ponder over his own future (including the prospect of selling a family land plot and a budding relationship with butcher María), while the shadow cast by his brother looms in from prison.

Cast

Production

The film is a La Iguana and Alta Producción production. It was shot in locations of the Region of Murcia.

Release

Distributed by Alta Films, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 26 August 2005.

Critical reception

Jonathan Holland of '' Variety'' assessed that the film manages to combine "subtlety and intensity into a rich, understated and well-played whole". Mirito Torreiro of '' Fotogramas'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars writing that the helmer nails "a crime drama with perhaps a little too much hieratism in some of the characters" while otherwise appreciating the "description of the weight of the family inheritance and its extreme consistency".

Accolades

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Night of the Brother, The Films about brothers Films shot in the Region of Murcia Spanish crime drama films Spanish-language crime drama films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s Spanish films 2005 crime drama films 2005 directorial debut films