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Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #131. De nos frères blessés – Hélier Cisterne

Published on December 30, 2019

De nos frères blessés

Seven years after his lauded 2013 debut Vandal, Hélier Cisterne (an actor we caught in John Shank’s Last Winter) returns with De nos frères blesses (Of Our Injured Brothers), produced by Justin Taurand. Cisterne nabs Vicky Krieps and Vincent Lacoste in the leads, with support from Hassen Ferhani (the documentary director making his acting debut) and Meriem Medjkrane (Papicha, 2019). Hichame Alaouie (Horses of God, 2012; Francois Ozon’s latest project) serves as DP. Cisterne’s 2013 debut Vandal won the Louis-Delluc Award for Best Debut Film in 2013.

Gist: Based on a novel by Joseph Andras, the script is co-written by director Katell Quillevere, Ferand is arrested in a 1956 Algiers factory for planting a bomb while his wife refuses to abandon him.

Release Date/Prediction: Shot in September of 2018, we are predicting Cisterne will pop up in Berlin 2020.

Nicholas Bell

Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2021: France (Bruno Dumont), Passing (Rebecca Hall) and Nightmare Alley (Guillermo Del Toro). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.