The Blood of My Brother
tells a story of the war in Iraq from a perspective rarely
seen. The primary point of view is Iraqi—a family grieving
at the tragic death of its eldest son. After years of hard
work, Ra’ad, an Iraqi portrait photographer, has saved
enough money to open his own shop. On the night of the opening,
while volunteering to guard the ancient mosque in Kadhimiya,
Ra’ad is shot and killed by an American patrol.
Longing
for revenge, Ra’ad’s brother Ibrahim dreams of
joining the Shia uprising against the American occupation.
But as the only male left in the family, Ibrahim must take
on the role of breadwinner. “When I see a burning tank,
it makes me happy. When I see any Americans or Jews, I want
revenge, but I can’t. I have to take care of the house.”
While some of his friends leave home to fight the Americans,
Ibrahim attempts to continue his brother’s business
and provide for his mother and two sisters.
The
Blood of My Brother takes the viewer behind the scenes
of the growing Shia insurgency with scenes of fighting and
death on the streets of Sadr City and Najaf. The Blood of
My Brother brings war-torn Iraq to life with intimate detail.
This is the closest most will ever come to being there, kneeling
in prayer amidst a thousand Muslim worshippers, the roar of
low-flying Apaches, riding atop a sixty-ton tank, driving
with masked resistance fighters to attack American positions,
fleeing the threat of an overwhelming response, the blood
in the street, a tank on fire, or the cold, distant stare
of a dead Iraqi fighter.
-screenings-
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston
Opens
August 11, 2006
Laemmle,
Santa Monica, CA
Opens
July 28, 2006
New
Zealand Film Festival - Wellington
July
21 - August 6, 2006
New
Zealand Film Festival - Auckland
July
13 - 30, 2006
Angelika
Film Center, Dallas, TX
Opens
July 7, 2006
The
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
Opens
July 7, 2006
Hollywood
Theater, Portland, OR
Opens
July 7, 2006
Theatrical
Premiere
CINEMA VILLAGE, New York City
Opens
June 30, 2006
ecofilms
- Rodos International Films & Visual Arts Festival, Greece
June
20 - 25, 2006
SILVERDOCS
- AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival - Washington
D.C.
June
13 - 18, 2006
Dochouse
- Ritzy Cinema, Brixton, Greater London, UK
May
31, 2006
US
Premiere
Tribeca International Film Festival Documentary Competition
-
New York City, USA
April
25 - May 7, 2006
Thessaloniki
International Documentary Film Festival -
Athens, Greece
March
10 - 19, 2006
One
World International Film Festival: People in Need / Clovek
v tisni -
Prague, Czech Republic
March
1 - 9, 2006
Fajr
International Film Festival -
Tehran, Iran
January
20 - 30, 2006
World
Premiere
Amsterdam
International Documentary Film Festival -
Netherlands
November
25 - December 4, 2005
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