A Brother's Kiss (1997)

Two brother, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent youth years in reformatory because of injustice after he confronted the cop who tried to ... See full summary »

Director:

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Writers:

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (play), Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (screenplay)

Stars:

Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor, Justin Pierce

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Chinlund	...	Lex
Michael Raynor	...	Mick
Justin Pierce	...	Young Lex
Joshua Danowsky	...	Young Mick
Cathy Moriarty	...	Doreen
Richard Palmer	...	Jimmy
Scott Cohen	...	Rapist
Jason Andrews	...	Cop #1
Kevin Thigpen	...	Cop #2
Frank Minucci	...	Uncle Mac
Aesha Waks	...	Young Lex's Girlfriend (as Aesha)
Rafael Nunez	...	Reefer-Kid
Erica Nicole Grier	...	Nancy
Maurice Ballard	...	Ball Player
Andre B. Blake	...	Referee (as Andre Blake)

Storyline

Two brother, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent youth years in reformatory because of injustice after he confronted the cop who tried to sodomize Mick on the street, is living with his wife Debbie trying to make ends meet and failing. One day Lex calls Mick - he has a problem...

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Plot Keywords:

policeman | drug addict | cocaine | basketball | new york city | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, pervasive strong language, drug use and violence

Details

Official Sites:

First Look Pictures Official site powered by infoCINE

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Beso de hermano

Filming Locations:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rosefunk Pictures, Overseas FilmGroup

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) mandates that Seth Zvi Rosenfeld be credited for his play and for screenplay, he is credited onscreen only with "written by," and his play is not mentioned.

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Crazy Credits

Special thanks to the people of East Harlem and to The Twelve Tribes of Israel.

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Soundtracks

"It's Pretty"

User Reviews

Over done

"A Brother's Kiss" tells of two brothers who grow up in the mean streets of NYC and take opposite paths through life still bound by brotherly love through thick and thin. A strong performance by Chinlund (one of those where-have-I-seen-that-guy-before actors) is the glue which holds this overwrought freak show of cliche stereotypical characters together. The film serves up 20 minutes of the bro's as kids and then skips ahead to adult life where we see one as a cop and the other as a good intentioned loser with a habit. "...Kiss" sports a good cast and crew but doesn't live up to its potential because of a story we've all seen before and poor direction leading to overwrought drama. Every scene plays out like an excuse for exaggerated characters and over acting making this film a good example of that most common of all faults of the novice artist - not knowing when to quit. "Real" would have been better and less would have been more. (C-)