My Brother the Devil (2012)★ 6.5/10

Not Rated · GB · 111 min · January 22, 2012

Crime
Drama
Romance

Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being Egyptians growing up on the streets of gangland London.

Original title

My Brother the Devil

Storyline

Mo is a young boy growing up in a traditional Egyptian household, but beyond the front door of the family's modest London flat is a completely different world - the streets of Hackney. The impressionable Mo idolizes his handsome older brother Rashid and wants to follow in his footsteps. However, Rashid, a charismatic and shrewd member of a local gang, wants a different life for his little brother and deals drugs hoping to put Mo through college. One eventful summer, Rashid's sexual awakening forces Mo to confront his own fears and phobias and threatens to tear the brothers apart.

Rating

6.5 / 10 · 3,459

Companies

Rooks Nest Entertainment, Wild Horses Film Company, Film-Clinic, Blood Brothers Films, 108 Media, Paladin, Verve Pictures, Edel motion, Film1 Sundance Channel, Gryphon Entertainment

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