Fady Elsayed

My Brother The Devil tells the story of two brothers tested loyalty as their paths collide amidst a violent world of drugs and gangs. Set in Hackney, My Brother The Devil creates a vivid picture of growing up on the streets and the pressures that surround them. Bold and uncompromising, this will be unlike any other urban drama you have seen.

African former child soldier Jumah lives in London with his adoptive mother Laura. He turns 16 in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to have taken a turn for the better with Jumah now; he even has a sweet but tentative romance blossoming with a girl at school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and the people involved want to make sure that he says nothing to the police about what he saw that night. Pressure mounts as violence forces it's way back into Jumah's life.

In 2013, young Danish photographer Daniel Rye is captured by ISIS and held hostage in Syria for 398 days, alongside several other foreign nationals.