"Wolves show no mercy." These are Mohamed Mechergui's first words in the Oscar-nominated short film Brotherhood. It serves as both a lesson for his middle son Chaker on the violence of a predator born in the wild, and a deeper comment on the fractures felt in Tunisia after thousands travelled to Syria to fight - on the wrong side - with the Islamic State group [IS]. Brotherhood is one of ...
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