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Brotherly Love

2015 · 89 min

A heavy, sincere family drama that follows siblings under pressure, mixing street tension with basketball and music dreams, and building to a tragic, emotional payoff.

Directed by
Jamal Hill
Genres
Drama
Starring
Keke Palmer, Cory Hardrict, Eric D. Hill Jr.
Overview
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Jamal Hill
Genres
Drama
Starring
Keke Palmer, Cory Hardrict, Eric D. Hill Jr.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jamal Hill
Written by
Jamal Hill
Starring
Keke Palmer, Cory Hardrict, Eric D. Hill Jr., Quincy Brown, Nafessa Williams, Logan Browning, Bandit The Rapper, Teyana Taylor
Music
Chris Paultre
Cinematography
Matthew Joffe
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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