In today's lesson we began watching the film 'My brother the devil' and began thinking about how the film represents the youth culture in Britain.
The film is about a young man from a traditional Arab family who runs with a gang that rules the streets of Hackney, a particularly ethnically mixed neighborhood. Rashid's younger brother Mo, idolizes his brother who seems to be better than him in every way. The younger brother wants to follow in Rashid's footsteps into gang life, however Rashid doesn't want him to follow him, and wants him to stay in school and carry on with his studies. When Rashid forms a bind with Sayyid, an older man of similar background who is now successful photographer, he is introduced to a world he never knew existed. But just as he wants out of his gang life, Mo decides he wants in, and starts doing drug runs behind Rashid's back.
We started thinking about the different characters and how they're representing gang life in London, and how difficult it is to get out of it once you get involved in gang life.
My brother the devil trailer
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