A Brother...

A Brother...

1997 · 91 min · ★ 5.0 · Thriller

Loic and Sophie are siblings living with their mother in a block of flats. The impetuous, promiscuous Loic is a talented photographer about to make it to the big time, but being pulled back by loyalty to his best friend and ex-lover, both junkies. Sophie, a schoolgirl on holidays, is quietly undergoing a sexual awakening, observing from a distance Loic's milieu; she begins an affair with his business partner to Loic's quasi-incestuous disapproval. Loic is spotted by a prominent editor, but becomes increasingly unhinged, by his friend's violent struggles with dealers, by his lover's demands, by Sophie's 'betrayal', by his own 'demons'. Tragedy inevitably strikes.

Directed by Sylvie Verheyde · Written by Sylvie Verheyde

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Jeannick Gravelines Loic / Brother
Emma de Caunes Sophie / Sister
Nils Tavernier Vincent
Emmanuel Nicolas Tony
Karole Rocher Virginie / Loic's ex-girlfriend
Aurélie Berrier Véro
Ann-Gisel Glass Cristelle
Roselyne Delpuech La mère
Katerina Mechera Brenda
Serge-Robert Bedrines André
Christian Portron Alain
Jean-Philippe Baltel Pierre

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