Kurds feuding with Turks in the streets of Germany. Reminiscent of "Los Olvidados" or "Pixote". Grim but rewarding.
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04/07/07
Fratricide (2005)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 9 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
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 first taste of life abroad, while Azad develops a brotherly friendship with an 11-year-old... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Bulent Buyukasik, Nurettin Celik, Yusuf Gectan, Taies Farzan, Oral Uyan
Director: Yilmaz Arslan
Reviews
1 - 10 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The age-old and sadly undying animosity between Kurds and Turks is played out on the streets of urban Germany in this bracing drama from Turkish-born filmmaker Yilmaz Arslan.
08/25/06
A hard-hitting, ultimately tragic tale of the struggle for identity among Kurdish emigres in urban Germany.
08/25/06
Top Critic
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.
08/25/06
Top Critic
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.
08/25/06
Shot with such grit that the lenses seem coated with grease, the film offers a myopic impression of an unnamed German city, and that's probably the point.
08/25/06
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.
08/22/06
Top Critic
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.
08/22/06
The film's violence is not meaningless or unfeeling, but a sad illustration of how innocence is perverted and pain is exploited for political leverage.
08/16/06
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