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98m
POLFF26: BROTHER
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Synopsis
Australian Premiere
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Winner of the Audience Award at the Trieste Film Festival and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Warsaw Film Festival, Brother is a raw and compelling portrait of brotherhood, resilience and the price of growing up in a fractured world.
Fourteen-year-old Dawid is doing his best to protect his younger brother while navigating a home life shaped by instability and adult mistakes. With his father in prison and his mother desperate to escape the past, Dawid finds refuge in judo — and in a coach who sees a future in him beyond the limits of his circumstances. But when a new relationship enters the family’s fragile world, loyalties are tested and tensions begin to rise. Caught between responsibility, anger and the desire for a different life, Dawid must confront choices no child should have to make.
Directed by Maciej Sobieszczański, Brother is an emotionally powerful social drama that combines raw realism with tenderness and hope. Featuring a remarkable debut performance by Filip Wiłkomirski — winner of Best Acting Debut at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia — the film offers an intimate portrait of adolescence under pressure.
Polish with English subtitles
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Trieste Film Festival, 2026 | WINNER: Audience Award,
Warsaw International Film Festival, 2025 | WINNER: Ecumenical Jury Award
Tarnowska Film Award, 2026 | WINNER: Special Award for Debut Artist (Filip Wiłkomirski), Special Award (Maciej Sobieszczański)
Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, 2025 | WINNER: Best Acting Debut (Filip Wiłkomirski)
Festival of Actors' Art, 2026 | WINNER: Golden Puppy – Best Leading Actor (Filip Wiłkomirski)
Polish Film Awards (Eagles), 2026 | NOMINATED: Best Film, Best Director – Maciej Sobieszczański
Cottbus Film Festival, 2025 | SELECTION: Main Competition
Camerimage International Film Festival, 2025 | SELECTION: Main Competition
Opening Date
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026
Rating
CTC
Length
98m
Reviews
One of the most touching discoveries at the 2025 Warsaw Film Festival.
This is the kind of cinema you wait for. It goes straight to the heart.
Sobieszczański succeeds for the same reason Piotr Domalewski did with The Altar Boys: he knows how to work with young actors
Draws the viewer in with a skilfully constructed screenplay and confident direction
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