Underplayed Gems

Brother's Keeper (1992)

Brother's Keeper poster
Directed by
Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film documents the trial of an elderly farmer accused of murdering his brother in a small New York village. It follows the community's reaction and the legal proceedings against the quiet man.

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What happens

Brother's Keeper is a 1992 documentary directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. The film is about an alleged 1990 murder in the village of Munnsville, New York. The film is in the "Direct Cinema" style of the Maysles brothers, who had formerly employed Berlinger and Sinofsky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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