The Brother
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The Brother is a mute, telepathic alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider in the film "The Brother from Another Planet."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alien
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Brother from Another Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkOfFiction | independent cinema ⓘ |
| canPerceive |
emotional states of humans
ⓘ
hidden aspects of machines ⓘ |
| communicatesBy |
facial expressions
ⓘ
gestures ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| crashLandsIn | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crashLandsOn | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
economic exploitation
ⓘ
immigration precarity ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
science fiction
ⓘ
social satire ⓘ |
| filmMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
healing
ⓘ
technopathy ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| hasAlternateDesignation | The Brother from Another Planet (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreator | John Sayles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNameInCredits | The Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupationOnEarth | arcade repairman ⓘ |
| hasPowerSource | three-toed alien feet ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
empathetic
ⓘ
mute ⓘ undocumented outsider ⓘ |
| helps | residents of Harlem ⓘ |
| homePlanet | unnamed alien planet ⓘ |
| isPursuedBy | alien bounty hunters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | none ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | fish-out-of-water protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInDisguise | African American ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joe Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryModeOfTravelOnEarth | on foot ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Harlem, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skinColor | black ⓘ |
| speciesStatusOnEarth | extraterrestrial refugee ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
immigrant experience
ⓘ
racial outsider ⓘ undocumented worker ⓘ |
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