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My Brother Is an Only Child

2007 · 108 min

A bittersweet, lived-in coming-of-age story that balances political fervor with family tenderness and a wry, affectionate eye for human folly.

Tagline
Sometimes the things we fight about are what brings us closest together.
Overview
Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and treats life as a battleground — much to his parents' chagrin. After the former is drawn into left-wing politics, Accio joins the fascists out of spite, but his flimsy beliefs are put to test when he falls for Manrico's like-minded girlfriend.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • politics
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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comedy, drama, history
Directed by
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Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli, Daniele Luchetti
Starring
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