Brotherly Love (2015)

Directed by

Jamal Hill

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school basketball star named Sergio Taylor deals with the pressure of becoming a famous athlete in Philadelphia. His older brother June gave up his own basketball dreams to support the family after their father died, while Sergio's twin sister Jackie puts her music career on hold after she falls in love.

bittersweetintrospectivegroundedpoignanturbanhopefulmelancholicslow-burn

What happens

Brotherly Love is a 2015 American coming of age drama film written and directed by Jamal Hill. The film stars Keke Palmer, Cory Hardrict, Eric D. Hill and Quincy Brown. The film was executive produced by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere for her production company Flavor Unit Films, Electric Republic and Jacavi Film. Brotherly Love was distributed by Freestyle Releasing and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 24, 2015. Set in Philadelphia and famed Overbrook High School, Brotherly Love follows high school basketball star Sergio Taylor as he struggles navigating the fame of becoming a star athlete. Sergio's older brother June saw his own dreams of becoming a basketball player fade away when he turned to the streets to provide for his family after his father's death. Sergio's twin sister Jackie saw her ambitions of having a music career side tracked after unexpectedly falling in love with Chris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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