Summer Brother
Joren Molter I 2023 I 86 minutes I Dutch spoken
Brian (13) and his uncaring father Maurice (42) live in a shabby trailer. When the care institution offers a financial fee for taking care of Brian’s severely mentally disabled brother Lucien (17) during the entire summer holiday, Maurice eagerly agrees. But Brian doesn’t look forward to it, he is afraid of his unpredictable brother.
Maurice works hard to pay his debts, so the care of Lucian is left to Brian. He manages a few times to visit Selma , a mentally disabled girl Brian has met in the institution. For Brian, she embodies both a missing mother figure and a first puppy love.
When Brian is confronted with the death of Lucien’s old roommate, he decides to takebetter care of his brother. Brian sees his brother blossom thanks to his care and help. But when things escalate between Maurice and his creditors and the mobile home is no longer a safe place for Lucien, Brian is forced to make a mature decision, not onlyfor his brother ’s well-being, but also for his own.
Main cast Jarne Heylen, Joel in ‘t Veld, Micha Hulshof, Isabelle Kafando, Valentijn Dhaenens
Director Joren Molter Script Britt Snel DOP Sam du Pon Production Designer Florian Legters Costume Designer Heleen Heintjes Make-Up & Hair Designer Joan Tjon A Hie Casting Susanne Groen - Groen Casting Editor Dorith Vinken, NCE Composer Rutger Reinders Sound Recordist Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer Jan Schermer
Producer Floor Onrust, coproducers Marina Blok, NTR Xavier Rombaut, Polar Bear
Distributor September Film Financers The Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, CoBO, Taxshelter Belgium, Cultuurfonds
Festivals Netherlands Film Festival (Closing Film 2023) , ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, Transilvania IFF, MOLODIST - Kyiv International Film Festival, Zlín Film Festival for Children and Youth / Zlin , Filem’On International Film Festival For Young Audiences Brussels, Giffoni Film Festival
Awards Zilveren Krulstaart, Beste production design NFF 2023