Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

Directed by Jan Krüger

Produced by Schramm Film, ARD

201689 min5.6 / 10

A morally ambiguous Berlin drama about a real estate worker drawn into an affair and entanglement with mysterious siblings, exploring desire, deception, and urban precarity.

Neukölln, a trendy district in Berlin. Living space is scarce here. Without surety, proof of credit worthiness and salary there is no chance at all now. Thies knows this game; he works for a real estate management company and watches that the rules are upheld - until he meets Bruno and Sonja. He provides the dissimilar siblings with a flat free of charge on the quiet. And enters into an affair with the brother. Step by step he becomes more deeply immersed in the secret of the "siblings". A Berlin film about a loner who gets caught up. About a couple with unclear residency status. About a city everyone wants to live in.

Questions people ask

  • Is Brother and Sister violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Brother and Sister sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Brother and Sister scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Does Brother and Sister end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Brother and Sister easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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