30 September (2007-09-30) – 1 October 2007 (2007-10-01)
Era mio Fratello (Translation: He was my Brother) is a two episode television miniseries that aired in 2007 on Rai Uno.[2][3] The first episode aired on 30 September 2007 in Italy and the second episode aired on 1 October that same year.[4] It is the first Italian television series having 'ndrangheta as main theme.[5] Filming took place in Calabria, in the cities of Reggio Calabria, Palmi, Catona, Melito and Pentedattilo.[6][7] The La Repubblica television critic Antonio Dipollina appreciated the miniseries, commenting that it has "the same rhythm and language of the most modern crime series".[8]
Synopsis
Two brothers are forced into very different lives after they part ways at a very young age. One will grow up to be like their underworld father while the other was raised by a police officer and follows the straight and narrow. Their lives are doomed to eventually intersect, pitting brother against brother.