Social dilemmas in any modern city could explode with a single act of prejudicial racial violence, creating a domino effect that shatters a whole community as seen in this Shakespearean-like taunt political saga where three brothers from different moral grounds take to battle with their own demons, and each other.
Each brother represents a section of a housing estate. The obedient brother, who carries reason and upholds the religious faith. The young hot-headed revolutionary brother, seeking vengeance for his younger brother's death, supposedly by police officers. And the lawless brother, whose main interest during the riots is to protect his livelihood - duffle bags of drugs. The three feud during the violent mayhem as the housing estate becomes a fortified battle field against the police force. The ultimate outcome is the violent solution converts the reasoning brother to a radical (as is the case with those converted to terrorism after witnessing the violent death of loved ones under Western force).
Director Romain Gavras (son of the great, Costa-Gavras) has created an intense visual explosion with long takes that rattle the senses. It throws the viewer into the thick of the riots, feeling the confusion of the unreasoning minds. It is a film that shows what could be, if the racial great divide is not mended.
Each brother represents a section of a housing estate. The obedient brother, who carries reason and upholds the religious faith. The young hot-headed revolutionary brother, seeking vengeance for his younger brother's death, supposedly by police officers. And the lawless brother, whose main interest during the riots is to protect his livelihood - duffle bags of drugs. The three feud during the violent mayhem as the housing estate becomes a fortified battle field against the police force. The ultimate outcome is the violent solution converts the reasoning brother to a radical (as is the case with those converted to terrorism after witnessing the violent death of loved ones under Western force).
Director Romain Gavras (son of the great, Costa-Gavras) has created an intense visual explosion with long takes that rattle the senses. It throws the viewer into the thick of the riots, feeling the confusion of the unreasoning minds. It is a film that shows what could be, if the racial great divide is not mended.