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The Brother from Another Planet

"He's not just another out-of-towner..."

User Score92 votes
66%6.6/10
Release1984→
Runtime1H 48M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

Principal Cast8

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

The Brother

Rosanna Carter

West Indian Woman

Ray Ramirez

Ray Ramirez

Hispanic Man

Yves Rene

Haitian Man

Peter Richardson

Islamic Man

Ginny Yang

Korean Shopkeeper

Daryl Edwards

Daryl Edwards

Fly

Steve James

Steve James

Odell

Full Cast & Crew (66)

Media11

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Director

John Sayles

John Sayles

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Trailer

Certification

NR

Keywords

allegoryhispanoamericanalien

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Countries:United States of America
Production:A-Train Films