The Night of the Brother

The Night of the Brother
The Night of the Brother
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	La noche del hermano
Directed by	Santiago García de Leániz
Screenplay by	Santiago García de Leániz; Tatiana Rodríguez; Josep Bonet;
Produced by	Santiago García de Leániz; Enrique González Macho;
Starring	Jan Cornet; María Vázquez; Pablo Rivero; Iciar Bollain; Joan Dalmau; Luis Tosar;
Cinematography	Carles Gusi
Edited by	Ángel Hernández Zoido
Music by	Eva Gancedo
Production; companies	La Iguana; Alta Producción;
Distributed by	Alta Films
Release date	26 August 2005;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Night of the Brother (Spanish: La noche del hermano) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Santiago García de Leániz (in his directorial debut feature). It stars Jan Cornet, María Vázquez, Pablo Rivero, Iciar Bollain, Joan Dalmau, and Luis Tosar.

Plot

The plot is set in the fictional town of Fortuna.[1] Upon a brutal parental parricide committed by Álex, his younger brother Jaime must ponder over his own future (including the prospect of selling a family land plot and a budding relationship with butcher María), while the shadow cast by his brother looms in from prison.[2][1][3]

Cast

Jan Cornet as Jaime[2]
María Vázquez as María[2]
Pablo Rivero as Álex[2]
Joan Dalmau
Iciar Bollain as Julia[1]
Luis Tosar as Lorenzo[1]
José Ángel Egido as Boluda[3]

Production

The film is a La Iguana and Alta Producción production.[4] It was shot in locations of the Region of Murcia.[2]

Release

Distributed by Alta Films,[3] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 26 August 2005.[5]

Critical reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film manages to combine "subtlety and intensity into a rich, understated and well-played whole".[3]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars writing that the helmer nails "a crime drama with perhaps a little too much hieratism in some of the characters" while otherwise appreciating the "description of the weight of the family inheritance and its extreme consistency".[5]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best Original Score	Eva Gancedo	Nominated	[4]
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best Original Song	Eva Gancedo, Yamil	Nominated	[4]

References

"El cineasta Santiago García Leániz presenta 'La noche del hermano'". El País. 17 August 2005.
Costa, Jordi (24 August 2005). "Paisaje después del parricidio". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
Holland, Jonathan (27 September 2005). "The Night of the Brother". Variety.
"La noche del hermano". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "La noche del hermano". Fotogramas.

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[ep-1] "El cineasta Santiago García Leániz presenta 'La noche del hermano'". El País. 17 August 2005.

[costa-2] Costa, Jordi (24 August 2005). "Paisaje después del parricidio". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.

[holland-3] Holland, Jonathan (27 September 2005). "The Night of the Brother". Variety.

[goya-4] "La noche del hermano". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[torreiro-5] Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "La noche del hermano". Fotogramas.