| Brotherhood | |
| Native Name: | Ikhwène |
| Director: | Meryam Joobeur |
| Producer: | Habib Attia Sarra Ben Hassen Maria Gracia Turgeon Meryam Joobeur |
| Starring: | Kais Ayari Mohamed Graïaa Mouldi Kriden Salha Nasraoui |
| Music: | Peter Venne |
| Cinematography: | Vincent Gonneville |
| Editing: | Anouk Deschênes |
| Studio: | Cinétéléfilms Midi la Nuit |
| Distributor: | Travelling Distribution |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Country: | Canada Tunisia Qatar Sweden |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Gross: | $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]
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.[4]
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[5] In December 2018, it was named in the TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[6]
At the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019, the film won the Prix Iris for Best Short Film.[7] The film received a nomination for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[8]