2026 | Netherlands | Documentary

Tussen broers (Between Brothers)

  • Dutch 106 mins
  • Director | Tom Fassaert
  • Writer | Tom Fassaert
  • Producer | Renko Douze, Hasse van Nunen, Hanne Phlypo

STATUS: Production

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In this intimate family portrait, documentary filmmaker Tom Fassaert observes the relationship between his father Rob (72) and his older brother René (75). What begins as a tragicomic film about their unusual dynamic – one was a psychologist for many years, the other a psychiatric patient – turns into a moving search for their unknown roots. Since the death of their mother, retired psychologist Rob has been visiting his older brother, René, more regularly. René has been living in isolation for years in a house filled with belongings and old memories, the result of his compulsive hoarding. As they attempt to tidy up the living space and make it more liveable, the brothers grow closer. However, they are also confronted with old patterns and their shared traumatic family history. Rob and René decide to find out together who their father was – the man who left them in a children’s home when they were toddlers and then disappeared from their lives for good.

Family Memory Identity Care Relationship
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