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Dear Brother

Albert, an English soldier, with a rifle in his hand, has just shot an enemy. In a panic, he runs away, in the direction of a forest, where he hopes to find relief. While the images of the atrocity he has just committed fill his head, footsteps herald the arrival of Theo, a German soldier wounded in the leg. After a game of glances with the gun pointed, the two succumb to the true humanity of war and help each other. Theo reveals that he ran away with his brother but that the two split up while they ran away. Albert's blood freezes convinced that he has killed Theo's brother.

  • Matteo Papetti
    Director
  • Matteo Papetti
    Writer
  • Niccolò Leta
    Writer
  • Alessandro Zambelli
    Writer
  • Matteo Papetti
    Producer
  • Niccolò Leta
    Producer
  • Alessandro Zambelli
    Producer
  • Alessandro Zambelli
    Key Cast
    "Albert"
  • Lorenzo Salerno
    Key Cast
    "Thomas"
  • Andrea Bertoni
    Key Cast
    "Dead Body"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Dear Brother
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, War, Historical
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 5, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Blackmagic 6K Pro RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.38
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - LABA Brescia
  • Storia in Corto - V Edizione 2022
    Mentana, Rome
    Italy
    November 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Tokyo Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    August 1, 2022
    Best Cinematography
  • San Diego Movie Awards
    San Diego
    United States
    Best Foreign Short
  • Paris Film Awards
    Paris
    France
    August 5, 2022
    Best Indie Short Film
  • Monthly Indie Shorts
    Online Festival
    September 1, 2022
    First Time Director and Best Action Short
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    Official Selection
  • Beyond The Curve International Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    Nominee
  • GLIFF - Golden Lemur
    Lisabon
    Portugal
    Winner of Best Cinematography, Best War Film, Best Poster, Best Director Debut
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    Honorable Mention in First Time Director
  • 4th Dimension Indipendent Film Festival
    Bali
    Indonesia
    Outstanding Achievement
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Session @ PinewoodStudios
    Buckinghamshire
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • 8 & HalFilm Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Matteo Papetti

Matteo (born March 31, 1998 in Italy) develops an interest in cinema already during his high school studies as a mechanical expert. After school, he puts aside his passions to launch into the world of work following his studies but, during the Covid19 pandemic, he thinks about his future, deciding to get closer to the world that has always fascinated him, Cinema. He enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Brescia (LABA Brescia) as a student of Scenography in Cinema and Audiovisual.
After numerous internal projects at the academy, he launches his first completely self-produced short film together with Niccolò Leta and Alessandro Zambelli (with whom he constitutes Horo Production) named Dear Brother with the intention of being able to excite with simple expressions of humanity during a a period of humanity that has canceled too much of it.

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Director Statement

"There is no greater emotion than seeing another person's eyes move in front of one's work"