THE NIGHT MY BROTHER DISAPPEARED

THE NIGHT MY BROTHER DISAPPEARED

Original title: NATTEN DÅ MIN BROR FÖRSVANN
Genre: Documentary
Year of Production: 2022
Country of Production: Finland
Duration of the film: 68 min.

An overcrowded boat carrying Eritrean refugees sinks near the Italian coast. The human rights activist Adal Neguse learns that his brother was one of the victims. Adal decides to meet the survivors in order to find out what really happened. The encounters give birth to a collective testimony, marked by sorrow, guilt and hope.

FESTIVALS
IDFA, 2022
This Human World, 2022
Vera Filmfestival, 2023

AWARDS
Special mention, Vera Filmfestival, 2023

CREDITS

DIRECTOR
Anna Blom

SCREENWRITER
Anna Blom, Tommi Seitajoki

PRODUCER
Tommi Seitajoki, Anna Blom

CREW
Director of Photography - Ditte Uljas
Editor - Tommi Seitajoki, Dominika Daubenbuchel
Sound - Pontus Borg
Music - Girmay Tesfamariam

FESTIVAL DISTRIBUTION
Impressio Films

INTERNATIONAL SALES
Illumina Films

FINANCED BY
The Finnish Film Foundation
YLE
Koneen säätiö
Svenska kulturfonden
Konstsamfundet