TÊTES BRÛLÉES

TÊTES BRÛLÉES

How do you deal with the loss of a brother?
Twelve-year-old Eya grew up in a Muslim fami­ly in Brussels. She loves her brot­her Younès more than any­thing. He picks her up from school on his moped, brings her crois­sants in the mor­ning and lets her wear his favo­ri­te shirt. And then he is sud­den­ly gone. An acci­dent took the 25-year-old’s life. Eya’s mother and sis­ter cry, the father remains silent and prays, neigh­bors offer their con­do­len­ces. And Eya wat­ches and can­not belie­ve that she has lost her brot­her. She finds com­fort abo­ve all in Younès’ fri­ends who lovin­g­ly accept her into their cir­cle and are the­re for her. The film sen­si­tively accom­pa­nies the girl in her grief and at the same time por­trays the hop­eful image of a com­mu­ni­ty that gives strength and com­fort. (KT)