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Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Drama · 2015

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.

Movie details

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

2015 Drama 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

94 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

68 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chloé Zhao

Written by

Chloé Zhao

John Reddy

John Reddy

Johnny Winters

Jashaun St. John

Jashaun St. John

Jashaun Winters

Irene Bedard

Irene Bedard

Lisa Winters

Eléonore Hendricks

Eléonore Hendricks

Angie Britt

Taysha Fuller

Taysha Fuller

Aurelia Clifford

Travis Lone Hill

Travis Lone Hill

Travis Lone Hill

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Dakota Brown

Dakota Fire Thunder

Court is in session

Put Songs My Brothers Taught Me on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.