Brethren (film)

Brethren
Directed byDennis Zahoruk
Written byDennis Zahoruk
Produced byChalmers Adams
Dennis Zahoruk
StarringThomas Hauff
Kenneth Welsh
CinematographyDavid M. Ostriker
Edited byDennis Zahoruk
Release date
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Brethren is a Canadian drama film, directed by Dennis Zahoruk and released in 1976.[1] The film centres on three estranged adult brothers returning to their small hometown to attend the funeral of their abusive and unloving father.[2]

The film stars Thomas Hauff, Kenneth Welsh, Richard Fitzpatrick, Candace O'Connor and Sandra Scott.

It was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Picture at the 27th Canadian Film Awards.[3] Zahoruk was awarded a Special Jury Prize in recognition of directing his first feature film.[4]

The film was subsequently broadcast on television in 1977.

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 32.
  2. ^ Günter Ott, "Ontario Gothic". Cinema Canada, December–January 1976.
  3. ^ Robert Martin, "Lots of dark horses in film awards race". The Globe and Mail, September 14, 1976.
  4. ^ "The Winners: The Canadian Film Awards 1976". Cinema Canada, December–January 1976.