My Brother, The Devil (2012)

 

Mo and Rashid (Fady Elsayed and James Floyd) are two brothers growing up on the tough gangland streets of South London, Mo idolizes his older brother, but Rashid want to steer his impressionable sibling away from the drugs and gang culture that he is involved in.

There have been plenty of Brit 'yoof gangstaa' flicks in recent years, full of vile characters and clichéd dialogue, thankfully this has none of those. Characters you genuinely care for, intelligent interesting dialogue, it has the grittiness you would expect on the streets of Hackney, but with warmth and a big heart, an outstanding debut from Director Sally El Hosani with great performances from the young cast, especially Elsayed as the outstanding James Floyd.

4/5