Half of Me

Half of Me

Do you find yourself mourning with the passing of someone who made your life difficult, or do you feel a relief with their death?

2022 · 10 min · Family, Drama

When one brother dies, the other is left with his memories. He struggles with the toxic relationship and his feelings, does the death means relief or does it deserve mourning, because they are connected by blood and half of him will always stay.

Directed by Safien van Westing · Written by Meintzjen Reitsema

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Karl T. Toft Jonas
William Stenspil Jim

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