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Songs My Brothers Taught Me

2015 · 93 min

A quiet, observational immersion into a community, blending natural beauty with economic hardship and a deep sense of longing.

Directed by
Chloé Zhao
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard
Overview
This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.

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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Chloé Zhao
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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