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My Brother the Devil (2012) - Problematic gangster drama about problems in London's Muslim community



Hyberbole on the poster for Sally El Hosaini's My Brother the Devil

QUICK REVIEW:

A London brother-tale about an Egyptian home with stupid boys in a block full of stupid kids.
Well-running story with rising tension and a neat look. A big problem is that all the characters are too stupid, and that the second biggest character, the smaller brother makes the decision to SPOILER choose terrorism over accepting the fact that he has a homosexual brother is so horrible. Other detractors are bad CGI-blood at murders, unexplained scenes and some incomprehensible slang-dialog.
Devil shows massive confusion in the Muslim slum. 
It is made with support from Sundance's 'Islamic' fund, which seems a precocious invention, and later won an award at Sundance Film Festival, which makes Sundance look rather suspicious.
It is the feature debut of writer-director Sally El Hosaini, who has also made the shorts, Fifth Bowl (2008) and Henna Night (2009).

The two brothers of Sally El Hosaini's My Brother the Devil

Watch the trailer here

Budget: Unknown
Box office: 1.2 mil. $
= Unknown

What do you think of My Brother the Devil, Sundance having an Islamic fund, and that they give awards to the projects they fund and nurse themselves?

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