Rent My Brother Is an Only Child (2007)

3.5 of 5 from 98 ratings
1h 40min
Rent My Brother Is an Only Child (aka Mio fratello è figlio unico) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Accio (Elio Germano) is the cause of his parents desperation; irritable and a trouble-maker, impulsive and explosive, fighting every battle like a war. His brother Manrico is handsome, charismatic, loved by all, but just as dangerous... In the Italian small-town life of the 60s and 70s, the two brothers have opposite political beliefs, are in love with the same woman and through an endless confrontation, they live a period of their lives filled with escaping, re-tuning, fighting and great passions. It is a story about growing up, where fifteen years of Italian history pass by as we experience the adventures of Accio and Manrico, two brothers, very different, yet so alike.
Actors:
, , , , Ascanio Celestini, , , , , , , , Pasquale Sammarco, Lorenzo Pagani, Matteo Sacchi, Gianluca Viola, Vincenzo Santillo, Alessandro Vicca, Daniela Novelli, Joseph Rocchia
Directors:
Writers:
Antonio Pennacchi, Daniele Luchetti
Aka:
Mio fratello è figlio unico
Studio:
Revolver
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Countries:
Italy
BBFC:
Release Date:
11/08/2008
Run Time:
100 minutes
Languages:
Italian
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Interview with the director
  • Theatrical trailer

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Reviews (2) of My Brother Is an Only Child

Well worth a watch! - My Brother Is an Only Child review by CP Customer

Spoiler Alert
03/03/2010

From the start this film is paced really well and draws you straight in to the lives of Accio, his brother Manrico and their family in 1960s Italy. The casting is superb and the direction also - I learned from the interview with Luchetti (included on the disc) that many of the scenes were filmed with little or no rehearsal and this contributes, I think, to the spontaneity of the action - especially the fight sequences. Some very moving scenes as the film takes us into the 1970s and Accio comes of age...

There is a good deal of humour as well as angst, and the soundtrack is memorable although used very sparingly throughout.

I watched this twice in a week and would thoroughly recommend it.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Left Right - My Brother Is an Only Child review by CH

Spoiler Alert
18/09/2023

2 brothers under one roof in a shabby tenement block are violently divided by opposing political views and activism. The pretentious intellectual Marxist v sullen (yet strangely sensitive) thug Fascist. The atmosphere between the two boys is a seeming tinderbox of hatred, but from under the facade of eternal conflict something deeper begins to take root.

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