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Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Directed by Chloé Zhao (赵婷)

2015•97 min
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Genre
Drama
Topic
Coming of Age
Mood
Tender
Language
English

Synopsis

This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.

Trailer

Selected Awards

Nominee

Independent Spirit Award

Best First Feature (2016)

Nominee

Cannes Film Festival

Caméra d'Or (Directors' Fortnight) (2015)

Footnote

  1. First

    Chloé Zhao's directorial debut — one of three women filmmakers selected out of 1,623 submissions to Cannes' Directors' Fortnight that year

Main Cast

John ReddyJohn ReddyJohnny Winters
Jashaun St. JohnJashaun St. JohnJashaun Winters
Irene BedardIrene BedardLisa Winters
Eléonore HendricksEléonore HendricksAngie Britt
Taysha FullerTaysha FullerAurelia Clifford
Travis Lone HillTravis Lone HillTravis Lone Hill
DBDakota BrownDakota Fire Thunder
CCCat CliffordCat Clifford

Director

Chloé Zhao赵婷RegionUnited StatesIn archive5 filmsHeritageChinaUnited StatesMore→

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