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Brother's Shadow

  • 20062006
  • 1h 31m
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6.0/10
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Elliot Korte, Scott Cohen, Judd Hirsch, Ato Essandoh, Todd S. Yellin, director, and Jonathan Kaplan, executive producer at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "Brothers Shadow" World Premiere - April 30, 2006
Drama

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 ... Read allJake 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 ... Read allJake 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 b... Read all

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
147
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  • Director
    • Todd S. Yellin
  • Writers
    • Ivan Krim
    • Todd S. Yellin
  • Stars
    • Scott Cohen
    • Katie Danziger
    • Lisa Emery
Top credits
  • Director
    • Todd S. Yellin
  • Writers
    • Ivan Krim
    • Todd S. Yellin
  • Stars
    • Scott Cohen
    • Katie Danziger
    • Lisa Emery
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    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Ato Essandoh at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "Brothers Shadow" World Premiere - April 30, 2006
    Ato Essandoh at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "Brothers Shadow" World Premiere
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    Scott Cohen
    Scott Cohen
    • Jake Grodenas Jake Groden
    Katie Danziger
    • Woman in Blackas Woman in Black
    Lisa Emery
    Lisa Emery
    • Sylviaas Sylvia
    Ato Essandoh
    Ato Essandoh
    • Soyas Soy
    Robert Feeley
    • Dock Workeras Dock Worker
    Susan Floyd
    Susan Floyd
    • Emilyas Emily
    Marc Fogel
    • Dock workeras Dock worker
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Leo Grodenas Leo Groden
    Diane Kagan
    • Mrs. Quinceas Mrs. Quince
    Elliot Korte
    • Adam Grodenas Adam Groden
    Jerry Matz
    • Solomonas Solomon
    Donna Mitchell
    Donna Mitchell
    • Judgeas Judge
    James Murtaugh
    James Murtaugh
    • Hank Staffordas Hank Stafford
    Jay Patterson
    Jay Patterson
    • Alaskan Parole Officeras Alaskan Parole Officer
    Toby Poser
    Toby Poser
    • Susanas Susan
    James Saito
    James Saito
    • Line Bossas Line Boss
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Manny Boteroas Manny Botero
    • Director
      • Todd S. Yellin
    • Writers
      • Ivan Krim
      • Todd S. Yellin
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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. —anonymous
    alaskafish marketparole officerjewishdeath of a family member29 more
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      Slow Surprise
      Written & Performed by Chris Smither
      Homunculus Music ASCAP, administered by Bug Music

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    9/10
    Brother's Shadow Character development
    One of the things that interested me most about this film is the way the characters and their associated histories are developed on the fly. I suppose the writers wanted us to gain interest in the characters by not force feeding their characters. The premise of using the art and craft of furniture design and construction was a unique theme and/or analogy for what families/siblings go through in life. The complexity of having a twin serve as a surrogate father and even husband added great tension towards making this film emotionally interesting. Also, although the story was not one that the masses might directly relate to (i.e. Jewish/twins/family business) the themes are fairly universal as every family has a black sheep in it. That made it very engaging.
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    • May 18, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fish Six Film LLC
      • Brother's Shadow LLP
      • Mint Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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