My Brother Is an Only Child
Sometimes the things we fight about are what brings us closest together.
Sometimes the things we fight about are what brings us closest together.
Comedy, Drama, History
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2007
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Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and treats life as a battleground — much to his parents' chagrin. After the former is drawn into left-wing politics, Accio joins the fascists out of spite, but his flimsy beliefs are put to test when he falls for Manrico's like-minded girlfriend.
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Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
28 Mar 2007
Country:
FR, IT
Languages:
Italian
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$6,463,286
Awards:
19 wins & 29 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The film, which argues that blood brotherhood is stronger than political brotherhoods, vibrates with their youthful energy and ardor.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
18 Oct 2008
rotten:
The linkage in this movie between politics and family dynamics is a point well taken, but the movie -- whose sense of frenetic activity going nowhere is captured by Luchetti's buoyant camera -- does go on and on before anyone learns anything.
– Philip Marchand,
Toronto Star,
6 Jun 2008
fresh:
Sometimes, under a torrent of social pressures, water runs faster, if not thicker, than blood, and even the strongest bonds drown in the flood.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
6 Jun 2008
fresh:
You don't need a degree in political science to love this film...The film entertainingly demonstrates that the bonds of blood are stronger than those of ideology.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
15 May 2008
fresh:
That it clicks is largely due to the daredevil chemistry of the actors playing the brothers, who can be a handful whenever they're together.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
9 May 2008