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My Brother the Devil is a British film of genre Drama released in USA on 22 january 2012 with James Floyd
My Brother the Devil (2012)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 22 january 2012
Length 1h51
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Gangster films, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating64%
My Brother the Devil is a 2013 British film written and directed by Sally El Hosaini.
It has won multiple awards, including at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.
It stars James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Saïd Taghmaoui. It tells the story of two sons of Egyptian immigrants coming of age in East London. It was released in UK on 9 November 2012 and was in US cinemas from 22 March 2013. Further releases in Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
Synopsis
Mo (Fady Elsayed) and Rashid "Rash" (James Floyd) are teenage brothers of Egyptian descent living with their parents in Hackey. Elder brother Rash is fiercely protective of Mo, giving him a TV when he does well and encouraging him to stay in school. However Mo begins to want to emulate Rash who works as a low level drug dealer and is able to use money from his job to pay for small luxuries to make their lives more comfortable.Actors
James Floyd
(Rashid)
Saïd Taghmaoui
(Sayyid)
Bashy
(Lenny)
Letitia Wright
(Aisha)
Elarica Gallacher
(Vanessa)
Michael-Joel Stuart
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