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| Directed by | Clement Virgo |
| Written by | Clement Virgo |
| Based on | Brother by David Chariandy |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Guy Godfree |
| Edited by | Kye Meechan |
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| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures, Vertical Entertainment, ShutterSTOCK Liner Entertainment |
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Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Brother is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced and directed by Clement Virgo.[2] An adaptation of David Chariandy's award-winning novel of the same name,[3] the film centres on the relationship between Francis and Michael, two Black Canadian brothers growing up in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario in the early 1990s.[4]
The film stars Aaron Pierre as Francis and Lamar Johnson as Michael, with supporting cast members including Kiana Madeira, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Lovell Adams-Gray, Maurice Dean Wint, and Dwain Murphy.
The novel's optioning for film was announced in 2018,[3] and the film went into production in fall 2021.[5] It is the second Canadian film in as many years, following Scarborough in 2021, to be set in the Galloway Road neighbourhood of Scarborough,[4] and Virgo's first theatrical feature film since 2007's Poor Boy's Game.
The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.[6] It was also screened as the closing film of the 2022 Calgary International Film Festival and as the opening film of the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival.[7]
- ^ "Brother". Irish Film Classification Office. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "TIFF to host world premiere of Clement Virgo’s buzzy adaptation of Scarborough-set novel Brother". The Globe and Mail, July 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "David Chariandy's novel Brother optioned for film with Clement Virgo at the helm". CBC Books, September 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Radheyan Simonpillai, "Brother brings Scarborough to the world" Archived 2022-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Now, August 17, 2022.
- ^ Liza Sardi, "Rising stars assemble for Brother". Playback, October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Clement Virgo’s ‘Brother’ to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Toronto Star, July 6, 2022.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "FIN Atlantic International Film Festival ready for September return". SaltWire Network, August 24, 2022.