Loic and Sophie are siblings living with their mother in a block of flats. The impetuous, promiscuous Loic is a talented photographer about to make it to the big time, but being pulled back by loyalty to his best friend and ex-lover, both junkies. Sophie, a schoolgirl on holidays, is quietly undergoing a sexual awakening, observing from a distance Loic's milieu; she begins an affair with his business partner to Loic's quasi-incestuous disapproval. Loic is spotted by a prominent editor, but becomes increasingly unhinged, by his friend's violent struggles with dealers, by his lover's demands, by Sophie's 'betrayal', by his own 'demons'. Tragedy inevitably strikes.
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Jeannick Gravelines
Loic / Brother
Known for
Stella
Emma de Caunes
Sophie / Sister
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Science of Sleep
Nils Tavernier
Vincent
Known for
Story of Women
L.627
Emmanuel Nicolas
Tony
Also in
Princesses
Karole Rocher
Virginie / Loic's ex-girlfriend
Known for
Madame Claude
Polisse
Aurélie Berrier
Véro
Also in
Attention fragile
Sunfish
Ann-Gisel Glass
Cristelle
Known for
Rats: Night of Terror
Detective
Roselyne Delpuech
La mère
Katerina Mechera
Brenda
Also in
The Tango Lesson
Princesses
Serge-Robert Bedrines
André
Also in
Les Colonnes du ciel
Christian Portron
Alain
No other roles listed
Jean-Philippe Baltel
Pierre
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Sylvie Verheyde Director · Philippe Sarde Composer Antoine Roch Cinematographer
First release November 26, 1997 · Produced in France · Production CNC
Production
Persona Films
Production
CNC
Production
France
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Original title
Un frère...
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 26, 1997
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