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Brother

2023 · 120 min

A slow, aching memory piece that folds past and present together until grief and love feel inseparable.

Directed by: Clement Virgo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lamar Johnson, Aaron Pierre, Kiana Madeira

Overview: Sons of Caribbean immigrants, Francis and Michael face questions of masculinity, identity and family amid the pulsing beat of Toronto's early hip-hop scene. A mystery unfolds when escalating tensions set off a series of events which changes the course of the brothers’ lives forever.

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Directed by: Clement Virgo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lamar Johnson, Aaron Pierre, Kiana Madeira

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
identity
coming-of-age
race
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Clement Virgo
Written by: Clement Virgo
Starring: Lamar Johnson, Aaron Pierre, Kiana Madeira, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Lovell Adams-Gray, Maurice Dean Wint, Taveeta Szymanowicz, Dwain Murphy
Cinematography: Guy Godfree
Runtime: 120 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English, French

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