A young head of state who inherited his position gets a visit from his beloved brother, who had disappeared ten years before, after having murdered a police officer. The burst of joy upon their reunion soon yields to bitterness and indignation: the man who returned has changed. From now on, he is the Enemy, the troublemaker who rouses opposition to the régime and works towards its downfall. Because of him, the country will be drawn into an unprecedented crisis.

Celui-là est mon frère reads like a myth. In an imaginary city where monuments from the past integrate with contemporary life, time doesn’t flow. Until the final, fatal blow, we hear only the reigning brother’s voice – a poignant one that unspools the tale of a mortal affection.

In an imaginary country (but so like our own), a story of fraternal love and hatred.