Shortly after Tom Fassaert's grandmother dies, his father Rob - a retired psychotherapist - decides to once more intervene in the unsustainable life situation of his 75-year-old, autistic brother René. What starts as a concrete clean-up plan and yet another attempt to 'normalize' René, eventually develops into an in-depth search for their own roots. It leads them back to their abrupt abandonment in an orphanage and the last encounter with their father. This pivotal event has left them trapped in a strained bond.

Between Brothers is an intimate documentary about two elderly brothers who are wrestling with the unsolved past. A tragicomic story about the conflict between chaos and order, madness and normality, loyalty and autonomy.

• Director: Tom Fassaert
• Sound: Gideon Bijlsma
• Line producer: Merle Bemelmans, Rosan Boersma
• Co-producers, Hanne Phlypo, Clin d'Oeil Films
• Producers: Hasse van Nunen & Renko Douze

• Broadcaster: KRO-NCRV
• Length: 55' & 90'
• Status: in production
• With the support of NPO fund, NL Film fund, NL Film production incentive, COBO fund, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Cultuurfonds Almere