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Songs My Brothers Taught Me

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 38m
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Irene Bedard, John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, and Kevin Hunter in Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
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With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father su... Read allWith an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving... Read allWith an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving behind his beloved sister.
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    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writer
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Stars
      • John Reddy
      • Jashaun St. John
      • Irene Bedard
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writer
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Stars
      • John Reddy
      • Jashaun St. John
      • Irene Bedard
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    • 21User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations

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    Irene Bedard, John Reddy, and Jashaun St. John in Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
    Chloé Zhao in Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
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    Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
    Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
    Taysha Fuller & Chloe Zhao (Director)

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    John Reddy
    John Reddy
    • Johnny Winters
    Jashaun St. John
    • Jashaun Winters
    Irene Bedard
    Irene Bedard
    • Lisa Winters
    Jessica Rowland
    • Customer #1
    James Gotheridge
    • Customer #2
    Tami Nelson
    • Kyle Grocery Cashier
    Allen Reddy
    • Bill Britt
    Sam Rios
    • Sam Rios
    C.J. Janis
    • C.J. Janis
    Jared Reddy
    • Jared Reddy
    Eleonore Hendricks
    Eleonore Hendricks
    • Angie LaPrelle
    • (as Eléonore Hendricks)
    Dorothy Nelson
    • Customer #3
    George Dull Knife
    • Jorge Iron Bear
    • (as Jorge Dullknife)
    Keanna Rowland
    • Keanna Rowland
    Delacina Chief Eagle
    • Delacina Chief Eagle
    Daniel G. Snethen
    • High School Teacher
    • (as Dan Snethan)
    Kevin Hunter
    • Kevin Winters
    Jordan Heideman
    • Jordan Heideman
    • Director
      • Chloé Zhao
    • Writer
      • Chloé Zhao
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      On a DVD extra, director Chloé Zhao said of the tight budget, light plotting, and neo-realist style casting, "We're capturing truth - because truth is the only thing we can afford." The production used mostly local residents as actors, and, according to Zhao, 80% of the story depicted is true to the actual life of the young man playing Johnny Winters (John Reddy). The house that Winters lives in is the house that Reddy lived in, and Reddy, also one of twenty-five children to one father, has many of his real family members playing members of his family. In fact, the man shown delivering the eulogy for Winters' father is Reddy's actual father.
    • Quotes

      Johnny Winters: Thing about breaking a horse is, don't run 'em all the time. 'Cause if you're gonna just keep running a horse, you're gonna break its spirit. Anything that runs wild got something bad in 'em. You want to leave some of that in there. 'Cause they need it to survive out here.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hive (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Thrift Shop
      Written by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

      Performed by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz

      Courtesy of Macklemore LLC

      Under license from Inside Passage Music

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    Observant and beautifully filmed
    It's easy to make a film like this go wrong, with all of the potential possibilities to be lazy and write these characters and stereotypes. Of course, the film doesn't do that and it's because Chloe Zhao has a real knack for creating profound humanity through the images that represent this type of life, humanity that she infuses her characters with. This is a very special film and this is a director to watch out for.
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    • May 16, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2015 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ağabeylerimin Bana Öğrettiği Şarkılar
    • Filming locations
      • Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Film Independent
      • HEART-headed Productions
      • Highwayman Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,793
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,430
      • Mar 6, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $146,937
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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