Brothers (1929)

- Original title
- Brüder
- Directed by
- Werner Hochbaum
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This silent German drama follows dockworkers in Hamburg as they deal with labor struggles and harsh living conditions. The story centers on a group of brothers caught up in a strike and its personal consequences.
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What happens
Brothers (German: Brüder) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum. The film was shot on location in the dockyards of Hamburg using a mainly amateur cast. Hochbaum was closely associated with the Social Democratic Party at the time and made several films portraying working class conditions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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