Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/02/2004(USA
Release Date: 05/25/2004
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Language, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Strand Home Video
Patrice Chéreau, who directed the controversial
Intimacy, returns with another story of a human relationship under difficult circumstances.
Thomas (
Bruno Todeschini) has been estranged from his brother
Luc (
Eric Caravaca) for several years, due in part to
Thomas' difficulties in dealing with
Luc's homosexuality. But when
Thomas is diagnosed with a rare blood disease, which is difficult to treat and impossible to cure, he decides he wants to bring
Luc back into his life. The brothers soon become inseparable, with
Luc constantly at
Thomas' side as he vainly struggles against the disease and confronts the indignity of treatment. As
Thomas and
Luc become closer, their new relationship begins to alienate their significant others, and
Thomas' father (
Fred Ulysse) cannot understand why his son doesn't fight against his illness with great vehemence. Director
Chéreau's work on
Son Frère earned him the Silver Bear at the
2003 Berlin International Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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