We Are Brothers
Woori-neun hyeongjae imnida
In his newest film, Jang Jin’s targets include TV reality shows, phoney politicians, organised religion – and the easy emotional manipulations of movie tearjerkers. Much of We Are Brothers is a kind of road movie: two brothers, separated when the elder boy was adopted by an American couple, meet for the first time in decades but then have to take to the road in search of their mother, a dementia patient who has gone missing.
Trouble is, the Korean one has become an unusually grumpy shaman, while the one who was raised in the US turned to Christianity to overcome a delinquent adolescence. Their trips to find their mother also explore their respective pasts, their conflicting personalities and the gulf between shamanism and Catholicism. Their clashes spark some of Jang’s most acerbic dialogue.
Film details
- Country of production
- South Korea
- Year
- 2014
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2015
- Length
- 101"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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