Brother (2022 film)

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Brother
Directed by Clement Virgo
Produced by Damon D'Oliveira
Sonya Di Rienzo
Aeschylus Poulos
Clement Virgo
Written by Clement Virgo
Based on Brother by David Chariandy
Starring Aaron Pierre
Lamar Johnson
Cinematography Guy Godfree
Edited by Kye Meechan
Production
company
Hawkeye Pictures
Conquering Lion Pictures
Distributed by Elevation Pictures
Release dates
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  • September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
 119 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 Brother,[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]

The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.[6] It was also screened as the opening film of the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival.[7]

References

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  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "David Chariandy's novel Brother optioned for film with Clement Virgo at the helm". CBC Books, September 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Radheyan Simonpillai, "Brother brings Scarborough to the world". Now, August 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Liza Sardi, "Rising stars assemble for Brother". Playback, October 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Clement Virgo’s ‘Brother’ to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Toronto Star, July 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ Stephen Cooke, "FIN Atlantic International Film Festival ready for September return". SaltWire Network, August 24, 2022.

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