Mon frère

Mon frère is a French drama film directed and co-written by Julien Abraham, starring French rapper MHD.[1] The plot revolves around Teddy (MHD) a young man who is accused of the murder of his violent father, when trying to protect his little brother from him. Teddy is then sent to a youth detention center, waiting for his trial for patricide.[2][3][4]

Mon frère
Directed by
  • Julien Abraham
Screenplay by
Starring
Production
company
  • Ex Nihilo
  • Diversy Films
  • Artside
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast
  • Mohamed "MHD" Sylla as Teddy
  • Darren Muselet as Enzo
  • Aïssa Maïga as Claude
  • Jalil Lespert as Igor
  • Youssouf Gueye as Andy
  • Hiam Abbass as Mme Miroun
  • Lisette Malidor as the grandmother
  • Mark Grosy as the father
  • Neva Kehouane as the mother
  • Almamy Kanoute as Papou
  • Fatima Ait Bounoua as the French teacher
  • Mathieu Longatte as Olivier (credited as Matthieu Longuatte)
  • Najeto Injai as Mo
  • Hakou Benosmane as Unsal
  • Didier Michon as Moïse

Production

Mon frère marks the film debut of French rapper Mohamed Sylla, also known as MHD, who rose to success in the mid-2010s through songs he published online.[1] During production, MHD was arrested by French police and charged with second-degree murder in January 2019 following investigation into the death of a man in the streets of Paris. MHD, who claimed his innocence, was still remanded in custody at the time of the film's release.[1]

Release

Mon frère was released in French theaters on July 31, 2019.

References
  1. ""Mon Frère", premier long métrage avec le rappeur "afro-trap" MHD". Libération.
  2. "Julien Abraham tourne Mon frère". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  3. "MHD toujours en prison et à l'affiche du film Mon frère". RapRnb (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-12..
  4. "Rebondissement dans l'affaire MHD". Mali Actu (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-12.
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