My Brother is an Only Child
(Mio fratello è figlio unico)
Showing Mon 26 May to Tue 27 May
Rated 12
- Director
- Daniele Luchetti
- Country of origin and year
- Italy/France 2007
- Duration
- 104 minutes
- Certificate
- Rated 15
- Cast
- Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Angela Finocchiaro, Massimo Popolizio, Alba Rohrwacher.
Italian with English subtitles
Screening Information
Matinees (before 5pm): £4.50 / £3.00
Evening screenings (after 5pm): £6.00 / £4.50
Booking hotline: 0131 228 2688.
Screenings from Mon 26 May
| Day | Screening times | ||||
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| Mon 26 May | 15:30 Filmhouse screen 2 | 20:45 Filmhouse screen 2 | |||
| Tue 27 May | 15:30 Filmhouse screen 2 | 18:15 Filmhouse screen 2 | 20:45 Filmhouse screen 2 | ||
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Already a smash in its native Italy, My Brother is an Only Child reunites director Daniele Luchetti with longtime collaborators Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli, best known as screenwriters of the highly acclaimed The Best of Youth.
It's a smart, engaging film which shows how much political convictions are often rooted in the passions and early disappointments of youth.
Set in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s, the film tells the story of two brothers who want to change the world – but in completely different ways. The elder, Manrico, is a handsome, charismatic firebrand who becomes the prime mover in the local Communist party. Accio, the younger, more rebellious brother, finds his own contrarian voice by joining the reactionary Fascists. The rift between the brothers is further intensified when Accio realises that he loves his brother's girlfriend, Francesca, who, like everyone else, is blind to Manrico's increasingly dangerous ideas. What starts as a typical tale of sibling rivalry becomes a story of the polarising and paralysing politics of those turbulent times.
Please note: Contains strong language and moderate sex
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