The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

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Written by John Sayles

Directed by John Sayles

Production Year: 1984

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

The Brother (Joe Morton) is a black alien slave who has escaped to Earth. When he crashes in a modern New York City he is about to change his life forever, and perhaps the lives of everyone on the planet.

While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things with peculiar regularity, he looks like a regular guy with ugly feet.

His attempts to make a place for himself in his strange new surroundings makes us realise exactly how peculiar our society is today.

Meanwhile, two Bounty Hunters arrive and try to track down the Brother...

Cast

Image for Joe MortonJoe MortonThe Brother
Daryl EdwardsFly
Steve JamesOdell
Leonard JacksonSmokey
Maggie RenziNoreen
Rosetta LeNoireMama
David StrathairnMan in black
Image for Bill CobbsBill CobbsWalter

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