BROTHERHOOD, A LIFE WITH SAINT FRANCIS
synopsis
The story takes place between 1209 and 1226, and follows the life of Elias of Cortona, one of the most loyal companions of Saint Francis of Assisi. He is attempting to shield the monks’ community-driven utopia from the threat of rejection weighing heavily upon it.
| international title: | Brotherhood, A Life with Saint Francis |
| original title: | L’ami (François d’Assise et ses frères) |
| country: | France, Belgium, Italy |
| sales agent: | Playtime |
| year: | 2016 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Renaud Fély, Arnaud Louvet |
| film run: | 87' |
| release date: | FR 28/12/2016 |
| screenplay: | Renaud Fély, Arnaud Louvet, Julie Peyr, Elizabeth Dablemont |
| cast: | Jérémie Renier, Elio Germano, Yannick Renier, Eric Caravaca, Marcello Mazzarella, Alba Rohrwacher, Olivier Gourmet |
| cinematography by: | Léo Hinstin |
| art director: | Frédéric Lapierre |
| costumes designer: | Marie-Laure Pinsard |
| music: | Grégoire Hetzel |
| producer: | Arnaud Louvet, Francesca Feder |
| production: | Aeternam Films, Mir Cinematografica, RAI Cinema, Entre Chien et Loup, France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma |
| backing: | CNC, Languedoc-Roussillon region, Gan Foundation for Cinema, Procirep, Angoa |
| distributor: | Haut et Court, Parthénos |
