Brother (2022 film)
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Brother (2022 film) is a Canadian drama directed by Clement Virgo that explores the lives of two Jamaican-Canadian brothers growing up in a Toronto housing complex amid family trauma, racism, and violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brother (2022 film) canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11320192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Brother (2022 film) Context triple: [Clement Virgo, knownFor, Brother (2022 film)]
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A.
Oh, Brother
"Oh, Brother" is a song featured on James Taylor's 1991 studio album *New Moon Shine*.
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B.
Brødre
Brødre is a Danish drama film that inspired the later English-language remake "Brothers."
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C.
Brother vs. Brother
Brother vs. Brother is an HGTV reality competition series in which twin brothers and home renovation experts Jonathan and Drew Scott lead opposing teams in property makeover challenges.
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D.
Brothers
"Brothers" is a critically acclaimed blues-rock album by The Black Keys, noted for its gritty sound and commercial breakthrough success.
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E.
Brothers
Brothers is a 2009 psychological drama film about a soldier presumed dead in Afghanistan whose return home disrupts his family, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Brother (2022 film) Target entity description: Brother (2022 film) is a Canadian drama directed by Clement Virgo that explores the lives of two Jamaican-Canadian brothers growing up in a Toronto housing complex amid family trauma, racism, and violence.
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A.
Oh, Brother
"Oh, Brother" is a song featured on James Taylor's 1991 studio album *New Moon Shine*.
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B.
Brødre
Brødre is a Danish drama film that inspired the later English-language remake "Brothers."
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C.
Brother vs. Brother
Brother vs. Brother is an HGTV reality competition series in which twin brothers and home renovation experts Jonathan and Drew Scott lead opposing teams in property makeover challenges.
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D.
Brothers
"Brothers" is a critically acclaimed blues-rock album by The Black Keys, noted for its gritty sound and commercial breakthrough success.
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E.
Brothers
Brothers is a 2009 psychological drama film about a soldier presumed dead in Afghanistan whose return home disrupts his family, starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Brother (novel)
NERFINISHED
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novel by David Chariandy ⓘ |
| castMember |
Aaron Pierre
NERFINISHED
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Anthony Therrien NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiana Madeira NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamar Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovell Adams-Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsha Stephanie Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Guy Godfree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black Canadian experience
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immigrant family life in Canada ⓘ police violence ⓘ |
| director | Clement Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Elevation Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Karel van Bellingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jamaican-Canadian brothers
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family trauma ⓘ racism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Todor Kobakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Platform Prize ⓘ |
| partOf | 2022 Toronto International Film Festival lineup ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2022-09-09 ⓘ |
| producer |
Clement Virgo
NERFINISHED
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Damon D’Oliveira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Clement Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Scarborough, Toronto
NERFINISHED
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto housing complex ⓘ |
| worldPremiereAt | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brother (2022 film) Description of subject: Brother (2022 film) is a Canadian drama directed by Clement Virgo that explores the lives of two Jamaican-Canadian brothers growing up in a Toronto housing complex amid family trauma, racism, and violence.
Referenced by (6)
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