38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Le Gardien de son frère

Basile Doganis

Image Le Gardien de son frère
France
2011 Fiction 20 min
Evry (91), Quartier des Pyramides, Cité des Miroirs. Because of gang fights Didier, a 15 year-old black teenager, banned from Evry, is taken charge of by his big brother Serge, in Paris, to avoid him having trouble with the law. Siblings without fathers, without bearings. Luck finally seems to be smiling on Didier in his new environment, but how can you leave the projects when you've got them under your skin?
With : Christopher Becherot, Moussa Mansaly, Mélodie Le Bihan
Screenplay : Basile Doganis
Image : Olympia Mytilinaiou
Sound : Jean-Barthélémy Velay
Editing : Aurélie Guegan
Production : Zadig films, Bruno Nahon, 70 rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France
Contact : mathilde.raczymow@zadigproductions.com
Born in Greece in 1980, Basile Doganis was an assistant in 2007 on Young Yakuza by Jean-Pierre Limosin, presented in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. He began directing in 2008 with a documentary on young Japanese rappers. In parallel, Basile Doganis teaches cinema at the ENS. He lives and works in Paris.