The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a Black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother’s home planet arrive and try to capture him.
Release Date: 7 September 1984Runtime: 108 min
Stars:
- Bill Cobbs
- Daryl Edwards
- Ginny Yang
- Joe Morton
- Leonard Jackson
- Maggie Renzi
- Minnie Gentry
- Olga Merediz
- Peter Richardson
- Ray Ramirez
- Renn Woods
- Rosanna Carter
- Steve James
- Tom Wright
- Yves Rene
Director: John Sayles
