A hard-hitting, ultimately tragic tale of the struggle for identity among Kurdish emigres in urban Germany.
Fratricide (2005)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.5/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 23, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: A brutal tale of violence in exile, FRATRICIDE follows young Kurd Azad from his poverty-stricken homeland to Germany at his brother Semo's behest. Already established as a pimp, Semo gives Azad his... A brutal tale of violence in exile, FRATRICIDE follows young Kurd Azad from his poverty-stricken homeland to Germany at his brother Semo's behest. Already established as a pimp, Semo gives Azad his first taste of life abroad, while Azad develops a brotherly friendship with an 11-year-old boy who lives in his building. When the brothers encounter a pair of Turkish criminals, the resentments and feuds they thought they'd left behind are brought violently back to the surface. [More]
Starring: Bulent Buyukasik, Nurettin Celik, Yusuf Gectan, Taies Farzan
Starring: Bulent Buyukasik, Nurettin Celik, Yusuf Gectan, Taies Farzan, Oral Uyan, Xhiljona Ndoja
Director: Yilmaz Arslan
Director: Yilmaz Arslan
Studio: Koch Lorber Films
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Feb 13, 2007
Reviews for Fratricide
Arslen has a sharp eye for telling detail and draws memorable performances from his inexperienced cast in a bitter demonstration of how for too many people life is truly nasty, brutish and short.
At the start of Yilmaz Arslan's somber drama, it's hard to understand why the young narrator sounds so embittered. By the end, his sadness is devastatingly clear.
The familiar story of the innocent soul who travels from the country to the big, bad city receives a thorough workout in this crude attempt at a cinematic bildungsroman.
Yilmaz Arslan's hard-edged story of Turks and Kurds on the mean streets of urban Germany veers between moments of sensitive humanism and horrifying brutality.
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