My brother the devil research
Producer/Director
· The British film was written and
directed by Egyptian Welsh screenwriter Sally El Hosaini
The film can be viewed at a variety
of cinemas, such as Vue, Odeon, Cineworld and Showcase. However, Skyfall is
also shown at these cinemas, making it a big competition between the two films.
There are
many types of advertisements, such as
posters, public transport, billboards, internet and much more. Some
examples of these are below:
Online marketing:
The film has won several awards since
its release. They are:
· Won Best European
Film at Berlinale
· Won Best
Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival
· Won CBA Worldview Sundance Impact Award at Sundance London
· Won Best Newcomer at BFI London Film Festival
· Won Grand Jury
Award at Outfest
· Won Best Actor - James Floyd at Milan Film
Festival
· Nominated Grand
Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
· Nominated best first film at BFI London Film Festival
· Nominated Best
Newcomer, Fady Elsayed at BFI London Film Festival
Actors/ Actresses:
James Floyd
- Rashid
Fady Elsayed
- Mo
Said Taghmaoui – Sayyid
Aymen Hamdouchi – Repo
Ashley Bashy Thomas – Lenny
Anthony Welsh – Izzi
Arnold Oceng
– AJ
Letita Wright – Aisha
Amira Ghazalla – Hanan
Elarica Gallacher – Vanessa
Nasser Memarzia – Abdul Aziz
The film was released in the UK on the
9th November 2012. It was filmed throughout 2010-2011, edited and
released in 2012. It was made on a low budget. Exact budget prices of this film
are not publicised, but research suggests that it was run on a low budget,
although it had a wide audience.
Good Reviews:
· The films is gripping, engaging and well shot.
· The movie is very believable, especially
characters and situations.
· Won a huge amounts of awards
· Although it is based in urban areas, the film
has strong social commentary, changing the feel and views of the films.
· Female producer making it exceptional to
understand society in a urban centred point of view.
Bad Reviews:
· The film is rather basic, using ordinary plots
to give predictable thoughts.
· The enthusiasm caused this film to be
overrated. Films such as Kidulthood tell basic storylines, but were a bigger
success in terms of entertainments.
· The low film budget limited the amount of
ideas which the director had planned to put in the movie.
· Plotting could be unconvincing, but is a minor
defect due to outstanding performances.
It is based
in East London, as the two characters are played to be as immigrants. However,
during the time of filming, the London 2011 riots occurred. This brought
changes to the movie itself giving more ideas on gang culture in hackney and
other parts of east London.
Production Companies
· Rooks Nest Entertainment
· Wild Horses Film Company
Distributors
!08 Media –
Theatrical, all media
Paladin -
Theatrical
Verve
Pictures – Theatrical
Other Companies
HireWorks – Equipment rental
Point1Post – Sound Recording
Sapex
Scripts – Post production script services
