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‘Between Brothers’ Launches Trailer as Director Talks ‘Ethical Traps’ of Following ‘A Family Affair’ With Another Family Doc (EXCLUSIVE)

Jan 30, 2026 12:50pm PT ‘Between Brothers’ Launches Trailer as Director Talks ‘Ethical Traps’ of Following ‘A Family Affair’ With Another Family Doc (EXCLUSIVE) The Dutch filmmaker turns the camera onto the dynamics of his own family over a decade after opening IDFA with a portrait of his grandmother By Rafa Sales Ross Plus Icon Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Latest João Nicolau Talks Casting Portuguese Eurovision Star Salvador Sobral in Rotterdam Opener ‘Providence and the Guitar’ 2 days ago ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Producer James Schamus Talks ‘Inspiring’ Minnesota Community, Warns Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Will ‘Be Bad News For a While’ 2 days ago How Director Christina Tournatzés Cast Vicky Krieps’ ‘Amazing’ 12-Year-Old Daughter Elise as the Breakout Star of Searing German Drama ‘Karla’ 2 days ago See All Courtesy of IFFR After spending years uncovering his family’s complicated dynamics in “A Family Affair,” Dutch filmmaker Tom Fassaert thought he was done turning the camera on his home life. Alas, soon after his grandmother’s death, his father gave him a call to say he was about to intervene in the life of his estranged brother, and Fassaert knew he was far from done.

Between Brothers

Between Brothers

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Key Highlights

  • The result of that call is “Between Brothers,” world premiering at the Rotterdam Film Festival 11 years after “A Family Affair” opened another major Dutch festival, IDFA.
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  • Tour: Royal Shakespeare Company Unveils Full Cast (EXCLUSIVE) The intimate documentary sees Fassaert observe the relationship between his father, Rob, and Rob’s older brother René, both in their 70s.
  • Starting as a more traditionally structured recounting of their past with the help of a wealth of archival material, “Between Brothers” shifts into a road movie once the brothers decide to solve the mysteries around their parentage and the years they spent in an orphanage when they were kids.
  • Watch an exclusive trailer below: Popular on Variety Speaking with Variety ahead of the festival, the director says he is “quite nervous” about sharing the film with audiences for the first time.
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