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Half Brothers

2015 · 117 min

A brash, fast-moving culture-clash comedy where bickering siblings trade insults and schemes, keeping the tone lively and only occasionally touching.

Directed by: Christian Alvart
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Julia Dietze, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Fahri Yardım

Overview: Julian, Yasin and Addi learn from the executor of their deceased mother's will that the three men, who had previously been complete strangers, are brothers. The news hits like a bomb. A German family man with a penchant for tricks, a spoiled, ambitious Turk and a rapping African – the three siblings immediately hate each other and it would all be nice if their paths were to separate again soon.

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Directed by: Christian Alvart
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Julia Dietze, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Fahri Yardım

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
betrayal
grief
class
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, comedy, crime
Directed by: Christian Alvart
Written by: Doron Wisotzky, Michael Ostrowski
Starring: Julia Dietze, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Fahri Yardım, Charly Hübner, Michael Mendl, Mavie Hörbiger, Detlev Buck, Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Cinematography: Christof Wahl
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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