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My Brother Simple

2011 · 90 min

A tender, bittersweet story of two brothers learning to care for each other after loss, moving without being sentimental.

Directed by
Ivan Calbérac
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
Overview
Simple is 26 but he has the intellectual abilities of a three year old. Simple is handicapped. Since the death of his father, he lives with his mother and his younger brother Kléber. But when their mother dies in a car accident, the brothers are left to their own devices. Kléber is going to take his big brother under his wing, but for the two young brothers life is not a chimera.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, grief, parenthood, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Ivan Calbérac
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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