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Brothers (1929)

Brothers poster
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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