Brother - Lisanne Sweere

Brother (2021) is a short film (drama, fiction) about the impact of psychosis on a family. Brothers Ivo (16) and Tom (18) are very close. One day Ivo notices that Tom is showing unusual behavior. His big brother Ivo has always looked up to is about to lose his mental sanity. When Tom’s behavior is becoming increasingly alarming, Ivo faces a difficult decision. Will he ever get his brother back?

Lisanne Sweere (Eindhoven, 14-11-1994) is an actress and film director from the Netherlands. After 10 years of acting in a wide variety of Dutch films and television series she has now written and directed her first short autobiographical film ‘Brother’, based on her own childhood experiences.