Blood Brothers
Based on true events of an infamous murder case from the early 1960s.
Simon, a 16-year-old boy is desperately trying to be friends with Arnout and Victor Van Riebeeck, two brothers from a wealthy family. He manages to become part of their clique. Then Ronnie, a petty thief, cunningly manages to blackmail the boys. Ronnie is on the run from the police, and convinces the boys to give him shelter and hide him from the law in the attic of the Van Riebeeck villa. Ronnie spends over five weeks in the attic without anyone else being aware of the uninvited houseguest. That is, until the family goes on holiday.
ORIGINAL TITLE
Bloedbroeders
RELEASE YEAR
2008
GENRE
Psychological drama
LANGUAGE
Dutch
DIRECTOR
Arno Dierickx
WRITERS
Bert Bouma and Jan Bernard Bussemaker
CAST
Erik van Heijningen, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Derk Stenvers, Betty Schuurman, Pierre Bokma
CO-PRO
AVRO (NL) and Zoo Pictures (NL)
SALES AGENT
Rinkel Film
FINANCIERS
CoBO Fund (NL), the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (NL), Dutch Cultural Media Fund and Rotterdam Film Fund
DISTRIBUTOR
Benelux Film Distributors
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Ourense Independent Film Festival – Carlos Vela Award Best Director
Netherlands Film Festival – nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Music, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor & Best Director
Berlin European Film Market
Montreal World Film Festival
San Sebastian Film Festival
Pantallia Pinamar Film Festival
Guadalajara Film Festival
Youth Film Festival BUFF, Malmö
Rome Independent Film Festival