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May 2, 20171 min read
In the Seats review of ‘MY ENEMY MY BROTHER’- 4/5 stars
My Enemy My Brother is a great story of two friends. Borders separated them in the past, but they aren’t now. And both need each other as...
May 2, 20171 min read
Toronto Film Scene: HOT DOCS 2017 REVIEW – MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER
Director Ann Shin creates a meaningful portrait of what it means to be human in war. This film will strike a chord for viewers who are...
May 2, 20171 min read
Real Screen: From foe to friend in “My Enemy, My Brother”
The story of Zahed Haftlang, an Iranian child soldier, and Najah Aboud, an Iraqi conscript is now being told in the full-length feature...
May 2, 20171 min read
CTV news (April 28, 2017): Buzz grows for ‘My Enemy, My Brother’ at Hot Docs festival
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May 2, 20171 min read
CBC As it Happens (April 28): Featured Interview with director Ann Shin
During the Iran-Iraq war, they were on opposite sides. Now, they’re friends — and they owe their new relationship to a chance meeting in...
May 2, 20171 min read
POV Magazine (April 26, 2017): “An incredible story of humanity and chance.”
Ann Shin’s My Enemy, My Brother updates her acclaimed short film of the same name, which gained rare prominence when it was featured on...
May 2, 20171 min read
CP24 (April 26, 2017)
Director Ann Shin shares her new documentary at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival. To watch the entire interview, click here.
May 2, 20171 min read
IndieWire exclusive: ‘My Enemy, My Brother’ Trailer
The documentary “My Enemy, My Brother” takes place 25 years after the Iran-Iraq war and its narrative centers around two friends (who...
May 2, 20171 min read
Women and Hollywood: Hot Docs 2017 Women Directors, Meet Ann Shin — “My Enemy, My Brother”
“There is a miracle at the heart of their story which compelled me to follow them for four years. Zahed was a child soldier when he...
May 2, 20171 min read
Northern Stars (May 1, 2017)
My Enemy, My Brother contains all the elements of a grand Shakespearian drama. It’s about how two men who once met on the battlefield...
May 2, 20171 min read
Seventh Row: Director Ann Shin on the making of My Enemy, My Brother
Director Ann Shin and producer Hannah Donegan discuss the making of My Enemy, My Brother, Shin’s poignant documentary about two men who...
May 2, 20171 min read
Al Jazeera (April 30, 2017) – Iran-Iraq war documentary premieres in Canada
A documentary about two former soldiers who fought on opposite sides in the Iran-Iraq war and then became friends after moving...
May 2, 20171 min read
Northern Stars (April 29, 2017)
My Enemy, My Brother is about how two men who once met on the battlefield during the Iran-Iraq war meet again years later in Vancouver....
May 2, 20171 min read
Northern Stars (April 25, 2017)
Back in the Canadian Spectrum don’t miss My Enemy, My Brother, from director Ann Shin, which is Shakespearian in its breadth. It is part...
May 2, 20171 min read
Playback Trade Announcement (April 28, 2017): A71 picks up ‘My Enemy, My Brother’
The feature-length documentary, directed by Ann Shin, is set to make its world premiere on April 29th, 2017 in the Canadian Spectrum...
May 2, 20171 min read
POV Magazine – Hot Docs Announces Full Line-Up
Coming to the festival on the Canadian front is Ann Shin’s feature-length follow-up to My Enemy, My Brother, which expands upon her...
May 2, 20171 min read
The Chronicle Herald – ‘My Enemy, My Brother’ part of Hot Docs Canadian lineup
In Ann Shin’s “My Enemy, My Brother,” two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War become friends in Vancouver 25 years later. It’s an...
May 2, 20171 min read
Northern Stars – Hot Docs announces lineup
The competitive Canadian Spectrum program of the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival will feature Ann Shin’s My Enemy, My...
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