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The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers is a short film by Beat Pictures, in association with JMM Film and Kompass Pictures, starring Rupert Friend, Tom Mison and Keira Knightley. A darkly comic fairytale set somewhere between the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm and Tim Burton, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers is set in a dark forest in a fairytale Bavaria. Brothers Barath (Tom Mison) and Bourbon (Rupert Friend) break up the boredom of their lives by trying to kill themselves each day, forever overlooking the presence of the long-suffering fairy (Keira Knightley) who lives with them.

This little gem of a dark film caught our eye because it combines the creative talents of two British actors who have done the same: Tom Mison who plays Ichabod Crane in the new television series Sleepy Hollow, and Rupert Friend who plays Peter Quinn in Homeland. Both are highly recommended and bear the LFM seal of approval.

First, to the film du jour. Don’t by any means miss the dance sequence at the end. It’s part of the charm.

And now, let’s delve behind the scenes, if only to test how successfully Vimeo and YouTube can coexist on the same page. Best don eye protection.