Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn...
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Title: Brother's Shadow (2006)
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1 nomination.
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| Scott Cohen | ... | Jake Groden | |
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Katie Danziger | ... | Woman in Black |
| Lisa Emery | ... | Sylvia | |
| Ato Essandoh | ... | Soy | |
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Robert Feeley | ... | Dock Worker |
| Susan Floyd | ... | Emily | |
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Marc Fogel | ... | Dock worker |
| Judd Hirsch | ... | Leo Groden | |
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Diane Kagan | ... | Mrs. Quince |
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Elliot Korte | ... | Adam Groden |
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Jerry Matz | ... | Solomon |
| Donna Mitchell | ... | Judge | |
| James Murtaugh | ... | Hank Stafford | |
| Jay Patterson | ... | Alaskan Parole Officer | |
| Toby Poser | ... | Susan | |
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Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn family. He soon discovers that his perfect brother, Michael is dead, and he begins trying to take what Michael had- a beautiful wife, adoring son, control of the family furniture business and the love of their gruff father. For Jake, the price of a new life is his identity. Written by anonymous
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alaska | fish market | parole officer | jewish | death of a family member |Genres:
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Written & Performed by Chris Smither
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 April 2006 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAEdit
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$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Kudos to the writers of this film for creating a supremely engaging drama. The curious character development is indicative of a nuanced and well schooled writing team. The audience member cannot but help but to feel that (s)he must make wrenching emotional decisions pitting the cerebral against the libidinal. The viewer has an opportunity to develop the character herself, though her predictions are rarely validated.
Credit is also due to the filmmakers for breathing life into the setting. The wood-shop is transformed into a unique persona as the film unfolds, with its own traits, faults, a variety of highly charged relationships, and of course a fate inexorably tied to that of the other principals.
Make sure to catch this one at your local art-house.