In the Land of Brothers
Competition Malaysian Premiere
France/Iran/Netherlands | 2024 | Persian | 95 min | Drama | DCP
Synopsis
Under the shadow of the US invasion, an extended Afghan refugee family begins their new lives in Iran unaware of the ultimate price expected of them as outliers in this (un)welcoming environment: Mohammad, a young teenager and promising student; Leila, a woman isolated by geography, and Qasem who bears the weight of his family’s sacrifice.
Credits
| Original Title | در سرزمین برادر |
| English Title | In the Land of Brothers |
| Country | France/Iran/Netherlands |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli |
| Producer | Adrien Barrouillet, Charles Meresse, Emma Binet |
| Screenplay | Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli |
| Cinematography | Farshad Mohammadi |
| Cast | Mohammad Hosseini, Bashir Nikzad, Hamideh Jafari, Hajeer Moradi, Mehran Vosoughi, Marjan Ettefaghian, Marjan Khaleghi |
Company
Furyo Films
Adrien Barrouillet
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Sales
Alpha Violet
Keiko Funato
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Director
Alireza Ghasemi
Iran
Alireza Ghasemi is an Iranian Filmmaker (1990 – Tehran) and graduate of the Tehran Art University. An alumnus of Berlinale Talent 2022, he was also nominated for the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2017 with “Lunch Time”. “In The Land Of Brothers” is Alireza’s first feature film.
Raha Amirfazli
Iran
Raha Amirfazli is an Iranian filmmaker (1995 – Tehran) who graduated from the Art University of Tehran in Film Directing. She has made several short films that have earned her national and international screenings,including Solar Eclipse. In addition to serving as a referee in the Danish journal “Short Film Studies,” she also served as the editor-in-chief of the “24 Frames” website. Raha is currently advancing her studies in the MFA Film Production program of New York University. Raha has completed in 2024 her first feature film “In the Land of Brothers”.
