My Enemy, My Brother (2015)

Directed by

Ann Shin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

18 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the true story of two former enemy soldiers from the Iran-Iraq War who unexpectedly reunited 25 years later. It focuses on their personal encounter and the aftermath of their shared wartime experience.

poignantemotionalreflectiveintimatemovinghopefulquietly powerfulhumanizing

What happens

My Enemy, My Brother is a 2015 Canadian documentary film about two war veterans who met twenty-five years later after the Iran–Iraq War in 1980s. It is directed by Ann Shin and produced by Melanie Horkan, Hannah Donegan and Fathom Film Group. The documentary was well received by critics and earned wide spread critical acclaim. My Enemy, My Brother was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to 88th Academy Awards in Documentary Short Subject category. The final five nominations were scheduled to be announced on January 14, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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