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””’Brotherhood (Ikhwène)””’ is a short film, directed by [[Meryam Joobeur]]<ref>Jason Sondhi, [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/10/02/ikhwene-brotherhood/ “Ikhwène (Brotherhood)”]. ”Short of the Week”, October 2, 2019.</ref> and released in September 2018.<ref name=portrait>[https://voir.ca/cinema/2019/03/16/portrait-de-regard-meryam-joobeur/ “Portrait de Regard: Meryam Joobeur”]. ”[[Voir]]”, March 16, 2019.</ref>

””’Brotherhood (Ikhwène)””’ is a short film, directed by [[Meryam Joobeur]]<ref>Jason Sondhi, [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/10/02/ikhwene-brotherhood/ “Ikhwène (Brotherhood)”]. ”Short of the Week”, October 2, 2019.</ref> and released in September 2018.<ref name=portrait>[https://voir.ca/cinema/2019/03/16/portrait-de-regard-meryam-joobeur/ “Portrait de Regard: Meryam Joobeur”]. ”[[Voir]]”, March 16, 2019.</ref>

==Summary==

The film explores the tensions within a Tunisian family when the biggest son, who has been away for one year, returns home with a new Syrian wife who wears the full [[niqab]], igniting his father’s suspicions that his son has been working for the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]].<ref>[https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2018/11/08/tunisia-takes-a-cinematic-look-at-jihadists “Tunisia takes a cinematic look at jihadists”]. ”[[The Economist]]”, November 8, 2018.</ref>

==Production==

The film’s title was chosen to reflect both the familial connotations of the word “brotherhood” and its use in the name of the controversial Islamist organization [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=portrait/>

==Release and reception==

==Release and reception==

2018 Canadian film

Brotherhood
Poster
Ikhwène
Directed by	Meryam Joobeur
Written by	Meryam Joobeur
Produced by	Habib Attia Sarra Ben Hassen Maria Gracia Turgeon Meryam Joobeur
Starring	Kais Ayari Mohamed Graïaa Mouldi Kriden Salha Nasraoui
Cinematography	Vincent Gonneville
Edited by	Anouk Deschênes
Music by	Peter Venne
Production companies	Cinétéléfilms Midi la Nuit
Distributed by	Travelling Distribution
Release date	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time	25 minutes
Countries	Canada Tunisia Qatar Sweden
Language	Arabic
Box office	$330,661

Brotherhood (Ikhwène) is a short film, directed by Meryam Joobeur^[1] and released in September 2018.^[2] The film explores the tensions within a Tunisian family when the biggest son, who has been away for one year, returns home with a new Syrian wife who wears the full niqab, igniting his father’s suspicions that his son has been working for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.^[3] The film’s title was chosen to reflect both the familial connotations of the word “brotherhood” and its use in the name of the controversial Islamist organization Muslim Brotherhood.^[2]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.^[4] In December 2018, it was named in the TIFF’s year-end Canada’s Top Ten list.^[5] At the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, the film won the Prix Iris for Best Short Film.^[6] The film received a nomination for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.^[7]

Joobeur’s feature directorial debut Who Do I Belong To (Mé el Aïn), premiering in 2024, centres on a similar scenario but features some key story differences, including changing the central character from a father to a mother.^[8]

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