Brother’s Keeper (2021) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2021 · 85 mins · Turkish

Echo score 80

Starring

Münir Can Cindoruk, Cansu Fırıncı, Mahir İpek, Nedim Salman, Ferit Karahan, Ekin Koç

Yusuf and his best friend Memo attend a boarding school for Kurdish boys located in the remote mountains of Eastern Anatolia. When Memo suddenly falls ill, Yusuf must navigate frustrating bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the school's strict authorities in an attempt to get him help. As the adults finally recognize the severity of Memo’s condition and try to secure hospital care, a sudden, heavy snowfall buries the school, trapping everyone. With escape impossible, teachers and students find themselves embroiled in a tense blame game, exposing long-held grudges, guilt, and secrets as time runs out.