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'Brotherhood' (stylised as 'BrOTHERHOOD') is a 2016 British drama film written, directed by and starring Noel Clarke. It is the sequel to 'Adulthood', and is the third and final instalment of 'The Hood Trilogy'. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot



Ten years after the events of 'Adulthood', Sam Peel has retired from a life of crime, having settled down with his girlfriend Kayla and their two children. He works four jobs to support them as well as Alisa and her teenage daughter, whose father was "Trife", whom he killed years ago. Alisa has forgiven Sam, but wants him to tell her daughter what happened to Trife. One day, Sam overhears a girl describe how she was attacked by a man named "Mooks".

Sam's brother Royston is in a band with Henry. During a gig, Drew shoots Royston, then leaves an envelope next to him addressed to Sam. Sam visits Royston in the hospital and sees their mother, Mrs. Peel. Sam learns from Henry that Drew was ordered to shoot Royston. Henry gives Sam the envelope, containing an address, which Henry insists Sam must go to alone.

Sam bumps into a woman, Janette, who "accidentally" spills coffee. At her flat, she seduces Sam while recording the encounter. Heading home, Sam fights a pursuer, then tangles with Hugs who threatens his family. Sam arrives at the address, a mansion. He fights the pursuer and enters but he is outnumbered and beaten. Daley intervenes on behalf of Mooks, the criminal boss. Sam refuses to work with Daley, and is taken to the basement where he sees Curtis, Trife's uncle, who wants revenge for Trife's death and for Curtis' time in prison. Sam escapes the house but is caught by Drew and other thugs. When Henry arrives to rescue Sam, Hugs stabs a thug as a warning.

Sam calls Kayla and tells her to hide the family from Curtis. However, upon seeing the DVD of his sexual encounter with Janette, an angry Kayla leaves him. Sam goes to his old friend Buds, now a detective. Buds cannot enter the mansion without a warrant. Daley is furious that Sam has contacted the police, and orders Curtis to hurt Sam's family. Instead, Curtis and Hugs conspire to kill Daley and take over. Mrs. Peel sees Janette being attacked, and brings her inside. When Janette texts someone, Mrs. Peel calls Sam who realises he is being set up as Janette works for Daley; she lets in Curtis and Hugs, who kills Mrs. Peel. The police arrest Sam but Buds releases him. At Mrs. Peel's funeral, Royston tells Sam that Penny is pregnant and they are moving to America. After Sam and Kayla have sex following the funeral, Kayla tells Sam that she and the kids will not return until he ends his involvement with Curtis and Daley.

Sam breaks into the gym, looking for a gun. Brick tells Sam he and Calvin are seeking revenge on Mooks for raping Sariya, Brick's daughter. Sam and Henry track down Daley's henchman, helped by Hassan. Sam assaults Drew who reveals Curtis' and Daley's whereabouts. Elsewhere, Henry encounters Yardz, one of Mooks' henchmen, and confesses that he has been lying to his girlfriend to excuse time away from her and his son, who he wrongly thinks is not his. Henry also successfully persuades Yardz to change his life and walk away from involvement with Mooks.

Sam storms Daley's estate with Hassan, Henry, Brick, Sariya and Calvin, as police approach. They link with Curtis and Hugs. Janette guards a locked penthouse door; Sam knocks her out and kicks the door. Daley, suspecting that he was being double-crossed by his gang, fatally stabs Hugs and escapes. Sam pulls the knife from Hugs as the police arrive and make arrests.

After being exonerated by Buds, Sam calls Curtis to fight to the death. Sam overpowers Curtis and wrestles a gun away. He pulls out the bullets, dropping them and the gun on the floor. Curtis loads a single bullet, but before he can shoot Sam, police gun him down. Dying, Curtis tells Sam where Daley is.

Sam finds Daley filling a bag with money. Sam switches on the light, revealing Brick, Sariya and Calvin. They unmask Daley as Mooks, the real boss who had beaten and raped Sariya. Sam confronts Mooks for his actions, grabs the bag from him and leaves. Brick shoots Mooks dead.

Safely away, Sam divides up the money with Royston, Alisa, and everyone who helped him get revenge on Curtis, Drew and Mooks. Strolling with his family, Sam encounters Buds. Buds says Sam will get no more help from him but affirms they are still friends, warning him to stay out of trouble.

Cast



* Noel Clarke as Sam Peel

* Bashy as Calvin

* Olivia Chenery as Sariya

* Nick Nevern as DCI Parkinson

* Steven Cree as Brick

* David Ajala as DCI Desmond "Buds" Lynch

* Arnold Oceng as Henry

* Tonia Sotiropoulou as Janette

* Jason Maza as Daley/Mooks

* Stormzy as Yardz

* Aaron Eaton as Teardrop

* Red Madrell as Alisa

* Cornell John as Curtis

* Jack McMullen as Drew

* Fady Elsayed as Wino

* Leeshon Alexander as Hugz

* Daniel Anthony as Royston Peel

* Shanika Warren-Markland as Kayla

* Mahalia Burkmar as Thea

Critical reaction



'Brotherhood' has received a mixed critical response. Writing in 'The Guardian', Wendy Ide praised Clarke's direction and performance, but "Clarke goes and spoils it all by using naked women as set dressing and cramming the frame with flash gangster clichs, which rather undermines the anti-aspirational message of the film." Terri White of 'Empire' praised Clarke's uncompromising portrayal of inner city life, but criticized Maza's performance and that, "Clarke cant avoid employing the third-in-a-trilogy tropes: one last job/reformed guy helps new guy who is essentially him/grossly unfair family tragedy as his three-parter reaches its too-neat conclusion."

See also



* List of hood films

References




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